Question

A fast pitch softball player does a "windmill" pitch moving her hand through a vertical circular arc to pitch a ball at 70mph. The 0.19 kg ball is 55 cm from the pivot point at her shoulder.
Just before the ball leaves her hand, what is its centripetal acceleration?

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

The hand throwing ball moves on a circular path having radius r = .55 m

mass of ball m = .19 kg

velocity v = 70 mph

= 70 x 1600 / 60 x 60

= 31.11 m /s

centripetal force

= mv² / r

= .19 x 31.11² / .55

= 334.34 N