A Baseball Pitcher Loosens Up His Pitching Arm

question 35

Multiple Choice

A baseball pitcher loosens up his pitching arm.He tosses a 0.15-kg ball using only the rotation of his forearm,0.32 m in length,to accelerate the ball.If the ball starts at rest and is released with a speed of 24 m/s in a time of 0.40 s,what torque is applied to the ball while being held by the pitcher's hand to produce the angular acceleration?

• A) 1.1 N·m
• B) 11 N·m
• C) 2.9 N·m
• D) 1.4 N·m

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