Step-by-step explanation:
Throughout the solution we will use seconds for time, feet for distance, ft/sec for speed, and ft/sec2 for acceleration.
We are assuming that r(0) = (0, 0, 6), v(0) = (130, 0, −3), and a(t) = (0, 0, −32).
Note: These are all vectors in i,j and k directions.
We need to work from a(t), to v(t), to r(t) by integration.
Integrate a(t) to find v(t)
![v(t) = \int\limits {a(t) } \, dt = \int\limits {(0,0,-32)} \, dt = (0,0,-32) *t + C\\](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=v%28t%29%20%3D%20%5Cint%5Climits%20%7Ba%28t%29%20%7D%20%5C%2C%20dt%20%3D%20%5Cint%5Climits%20%7B%280%2C0%2C-32%29%7D%20%5C%2C%20dt%20%3D%20%280%2C0%2C-32%29%20%2At%20%2B%20C%5C%5C)
Using v(0) = (130, 0, −3), we can determine C
C = (130, 0, −3)
Hence, v(t) = (130, 0, 32*t -3) ...... Eq1
Integrate v(t) to find r(t)
![r(t) = \int\limits {(130,0,-3-32*t)} \, dt = (130t , 0 , -3t -16t^2) + C\\](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=r%28t%29%20%3D%20%5Cint%5Climits%20%7B%28130%2C0%2C-3-32%2At%29%7D%20%5C%2C%20dt%20%20%3D%20%28130t%20%2C%200%20%2C%20-3t%20-16t%5E2%29%20%2B%20C%5C%5C)
Using r(0) = (0, 0, 6), we can determine C
C = (0, 0, 6)
Hence, r(t) = (130t, 0, -3t -16t^2 +6) ...... Eq2
Solution
The ball crosses home plate when the x-position is 60 feet using Eq 2
130 t = 60
t = 0.462 seconds
@ t = 0.462 the z-coordinate will represent the height of the ball above the ground
![-3 (0.462) -16 (0.462)^2 +6=1.207 ft](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=-3%20%280.462%29%20-16%20%280.462%29%5E2%20%2B6%3D1.207%20ft)
If we rather wanted this height to be 3 feet when the ball crosses the plate then the vertical component of v(0) will need to be something other that −3.
If we repeat the calculation of r(t) above with v(0) = (130,0,k) then we will find that r(t) = (130t , 0 , 6 + kt - 16t^2)
The ball will still cross home plate at t = 6/13 sec and the height of the ball as it crosses the plate will be
:
![k (0.462) -16 (0.462)^2 +6=3 ft\\\\k = \frac{23}{26}](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=k%20%280.462%29%20-16%20%280.462%29%5E2%20%2B6%3D3%20ft%5C%5C%5C%5Ck%20%3D%20%5Cfrac%7B23%7D%7B26%7D)
d) In this case we are assuming that a(t) = (0, 8, −32). If we repeat the calculation of r(t) above with a(t) = (0, 8, −32) and v(0) = v(0) = (130, 0, −3), the only change will be in the y-coordinate.
r(t) = (130t, 4t^2, 6 - 3t - 16t^2)
Since the time of flight is still t = 6/13 sec, we calculate that, in the y-direction, the ball has moved (from t = 0 to t = 6/13):
![y = 4t^2 = 4 (\frac{6}{13})^2 = 0.852 ft](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=y%20%3D%204t%5E2%20%3D%204%20%28%5Cfrac%7B6%7D%7B13%7D%29%5E2%20%3D%200.852%20ft)
e) Comparing the first half of the flight (0 ≤ t ≤ 3/13) to the second half of the flight (3/13 ≤ t ≤ 6/13), the movement in the y-direction is:
![4t^2 = 4 (\frac{3}{13})^2 = 0.213 ft\\4t^2_{1} - 4t^2_{2} = 4 (\frac{6}{13})^2 - 4 (\frac{3}{13})^2= 0.639 ft\\](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=4t%5E2%20%3D%204%20%28%5Cfrac%7B3%7D%7B13%7D%29%5E2%20%3D%200.213%20ft%5C%5C4t%5E2_%7B1%7D%20%20-%204t%5E2_%7B2%7D%20%20%3D%204%20%28%5Cfrac%7B6%7D%7B13%7D%29%5E2%20-%204%20%28%5Cfrac%7B3%7D%7B13%7D%29%5E2%3D%200.639%20ft%5C%5C)
The ball moves more in the second half of its flight.
f) The batter has to adjust to the ball moving sideways almost eight inches in the last quarter-second of its flight.
g) We will repeat the calculation of r(t), this time with r(0) = (0, −3, 6), v(0) = (130, 0, −3), and a(t) =(0, c, −32). Again, the fact that we are working separately in each coordinate, makes the calculations reasonable.
You can check, that according to the conditions given above
r(t) = (130t, −3 + 0.5ct^2 , 6 - 3t - 16t^2)
At the end of the flight (t = 6/13), the y-coordinate should be 0, so
![-3 + \frac{1}{2}*c*(\frac{6}{13})^2 = 0\\\\c = 28.2 ft/sec^2](https://tex.z-dn.net/?f=-3%20%2B%20%5Cfrac%7B1%7D%7B2%7D%2Ac%2A%28%5Cfrac%7B6%7D%7B13%7D%29%5E2%20%3D%200%5C%5C%5C%5Cc%20%3D%2028.2%20ft%2Fsec%5E2)