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2 years ago

A pitcher exerts a force on a baseball that is 30 times the balls weight. How fast is the pitcher accelerating the ball?

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iVinArrow [24]2 years ago

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Answer:

Pitcher is accelerating the ball at 30 times of acceleration due to gravity = 294 m/s²

Explanation:

Force applied on baseball = 30 times weight of the ball.

Weight of ball = mg, where m is the mass of ball and g is acceleration due to gravity value.

We have force applied is also equal to product of mass and acceleration.

F = ma = 30 x mg

a = 30g

So, pitcher is accelerating the ball at 30 times of acceleration due to gravity = 294 m/s²

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Answer:

The speed of the Jocko and the ball move after he catches the ball is 0.75 m/s.

Explanation:

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2 years ago

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Answer:

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amount of money = 520.34 per year

payback period = 0.188 year

Explanation:

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average use = 3 h a day

price of electricity = $0.11/kWh

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the amount of energy and money that will be saved and simple payback period if the purchase price of the sensor is $32 and it takes 1 h to install it at a cost of $66

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2 years ago

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Answer and Explanation: Kinetic energy is related to movement: it is the energy an object possesses during the movement. it is calculated as:

$K=\frac{1}{2}mv^{2}$

For the object thrown in the air:

$K=\frac{1}{2}.2.[v(t)]^{2}$

$K=(-9.8t+24)^{2}$

$K=96.04t^{2}-470.4t+576$

Kinetic energy of the object as a function of time: $K=96.04t^{2}-470.4t+576$

Potential energy is the energy an object possesses due to its position in relation to other objects. It is calculated as:

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For the object thrown in the air:

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Potential energy as function of time: $U=-96.04t^{2}+470.4t+1176$

Total kinetic and potential energy, also known as mechanical energy is

TME = $96.04t^{2}-470.4t+576$ + ( $-96.04t^{2}+470.4t+1176$ )

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Given L=6m, n=4, solving for λ we get:

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Rearranging, we have;

$R= \frac{\rho L}{A}$

If the length and the diameter are both cut in half, we have;

L₂ = L/2

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Therefore, the new resistance, R₂ can be expressed as follows;

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