A Baseball Pitcher Releases the Ball Horizontally from a Height

question 35

Multiple Choice

A baseball pitcher releases the ball horizontally from a height of 5 ft with an initial speed of 120 ft/s. Find the height of the ball when it reaches home plate 60 feet away. Round to two decimal places. (Hint: Determine the time of flight from the x-equation, then use the y-equation to determine the height.)

• A) 2.00 ft
• B) 1.00 ft
• C) 4.00 ft
• D) 3.00 ft

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