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Posted by mb on Friday, September 26, 2008 at 8:31am.

one of the fastest recorded pitches in major league baseball. thrown by billy wagner in 2003, was clocked at 101.0 mi/h. if a pitch were thrown horizontally with this velocity, how far would the ball fall vetically by the time it reached home plate, 60.5 ft away. Report answer in units of ft.

physics - bobpursley, Friday, September 26, 2008 at 8:51am
h=1/2 g t^2, but time is d/v

h=1/2 32 * (60.5/v)^2

v=101mi/hr*88ft/sec /60mph

I get about two and a half feet in my head.

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