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A baseball player hits a ball straight up into the air. It
Chapter 25, Problem 12Q(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
A baseball player hits a foul ball straight up into the air. It leaves the bat with a speed of 120 km/h. In the absence of air resistance, how fast will the ball be traveling when the catcher catches it?
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QUESTION:
A baseball player hits a foul ball straight up into the air. It leaves the bat with a speed of 120 km/h. In the absence of air resistance, how fast will the ball be traveling when the catcher catches it?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 4
A baseball is thrown upward with a velocity of 120 km/h. We will find its speed when it comes back to level as it is hit.
It makes the solution of free fall problems easier, if we choose the initial point as origin and the initial velocity direction to be positive.