Question 937998: Aroldis Chapman can throw a fastball 101 miles per hour, the mound is 60 ft from home plate,how long will it take a wild pitch to hit the batter?
Answer by nerdybill(7384)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Aroldis Chapman can throw a fastball 101 miles per hour, the mound is 60 ft from home plate,how long will it take a wild pitch to hit the batter?
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first, convert 60 ft to miles:
60 feet * 1mile/5280feet
60/5280
.011364 miles
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"distance formula":
d = rt
where
d = 60
r = 101
t is what we're looking for
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t = d/r
t = .011364/101
t = .0001125 hours
or
t = .0001125 hours * 60 min/hr * 60 sec/min
t = 0.405 seconds (time it takes to hit the batter)
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