It will take 0.4 seconds to get to the home plate.
Given:
The speed of the pitch thrown by Justin is 100 miles per hour
The distance of home plate from the pitching rubber is 60.5 feet
To find:
The time taken by a pitch to reach the home plate
Solution:
The distance home plate from the pitching rubber = d = 60.5 feet
The speed of pitch thrown by Justin = s = 100 miles/hr
The time taken by a pitch to reach the home plate = t =?
The speed of the moving object is given by dividing the distance covered from the time taken to cover that distance.
In an hour there are 3600 seconds, then in 0.000114583 hours will be:
It will take 0.4 seconds to get to the home plate.
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