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Mariana [72]
3 years ago
13

Given the diamond shape of a baseball field and the speed with which baseballs are hit, why is it harder for a hitter to hit a h

omerun to center field than to right or left field? (Consider the effect of air drag on fast moving projectiles.)
Physics
1 answer:
gizmo_the_mogwai [7]3 years ago
4 0
Because it is a much longer distance to home plate to center field than home plate to left field or right field.
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