A Baseball Is Struck by a Batter at an Angle

question 6

Multiple Choice

A baseball is struck by a batter at an angle such that it reaches its maximum height at the location of the pitcher – and just grazes the top of the pitcher’s head (at an elevation of 1.50 m above the launch point of the baseball) . The pitcher is a horizontal distance of 20.0 m from the point at which the ball was struck. What was the launch speed for the baseball?

• A) 37 m/s
• B) 36 m/s
• C) 51 m/s
• D) 27 m/s

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Definitions:

Axon

A long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron, that typically conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Dendrites

Branch-like extensions of neurons that receive signals from other neurons and are crucial for neuronal function.

Soma

In the field of biology, it refers to the main structure of a living entity separate from its germ cells, and in neuroscience, it pertains to the neuron's soma.

Synapse

The small gap between two adjacent neurons, consisting of the presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons’ membranes and the space between them.