A Baseball Diamond Is a Square with Side 90 Ft

question 72

Essay

A baseball diamond is a square with side 90 ft. A batter hits the ball and runs toward first base with a speed of ft/s. At what rate is his distance from second base decreasing when he is halfway to first base? Round the result to the nearest hundredth.

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Definitions:

Peak Shift

The shift in the maximum response, which occurs to a stimulus other than SD and in the stimulus direction opposite that of the SΔ.

Interoceptive Stimulus

A type of stimulus that originates from within the body, such as hunger, thirst, or the sensation of a racing heartbeat.

Stimulus Discrimination

The learned ability to differentiate between similar stimuli and respond only to the specific stimulus conditioned.