A baseball is hit by a batter and is in the air before being caught by the center fielder. The estimate launch angle off the bat is 30° and the initial velocity of the ball off the bat is clocked by a radar gun of 110 mph.
a. Draw a diagram of the batter, ball flight projection and center fielder. Assume the heights of the ball coming off the bat and being caught by the center fielder are the same.
b. What is the launch angle of the ball off the bat?
c. What is the x-component of the initial velocity?
d. What is the y-component of the initial velocity?
e. What is the maximum height reache

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A baseball is hit by a batter and is in the air before being caught by the center fielder. The estimate launch angle off the bat is 30° and the initial velocity of the ball off the bat is clocked by a radar gun of 110 mph.
a. Draw a diagram of the batter, ball flight projection and center fielder. Assume the heights of the ball coming off the bat and being caught by the center fielder are the same.
b. What is the launch angle of the ball off the bat?
c. What is the x-component of the initial velocity?
d. What is the y-component of the initial velocity?
e. What is the maximum height reache

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