An outfielder throws a baseball with an initial speed of 81.8mi/h. Just before an infielder catches the ball at the same level,
the ball’s speed is 110 ft/s. In foot-pounds, by how much is the mechanical energy of the ball– Earth system reduced because of air drag? (The weight of a baseball is 9.0 oz.)
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Answer:
The value is
Explanation:
From the question we are told that
The initial speed is
Generally the total energy possessed by the space probe when on earth is mathematically represented as
Here is the kinetic energy of the space probe due to its initial speed which is mathematically represented as
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And is the kinetic energy that the space probe requires to escape the Earth's gravitational pull , this is mathematically represented as
Here is the escape velocity from earth which has a value
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Generally given that at a position that is very far from the earth that the is Zero, the kinetic energy at that position is mathematically represented as
Generally from the law energy conservation we have that
So
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