A Baseball Leaves the Bat with a Speed of 44

question 32

Multiple Choice

A baseball leaves the bat with a speed of 44.0 m/s and an angle of 30.0° above the horizontal.A 4.0-m high fence is located at a horizontal distance of 132 m from the point where the ball is struck.Assuming the ball leaves the bat 1.0 m above ground level,by how much does the ball clear the fence?

• A) 18.9 m
• B) 14.4 m
• C) 9.8 m
• D) 5.4 m

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Definitions:

Psychosis

State involving a loss of contact with reality as well as an inability to differentiate between reality and one’s subjective state.

American Law Institute (ALI) Rule

A legal standard for insanity that assesses whether a defendant lacked the capacity to understand the wrongfulness of their actions or conform their conduct to the law due to mental illness.

M'Naghten Rule

A legal principle that excuses a defendant from liability if at the time of the crime, they were suffering from a mental illness that prevented them from understanding the nature of their actions or knowing right from wrong.

Durham Rule

A legal standard used to determine insanity, stating that an accused is not criminally responsible if the unlawful act was the product of mental disease or defect.