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If a baseball pitcher throws a fastball at a horizontal speed of $160 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h},$ how long does the ball take to reach home plate $18.4 \mathrm{~m}$ away?
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We know that 1 km = 1000 m and 1 hour = 3600 seconds. So, we have: 160 km/h * (1000 m / 1 km) * (1 h / 3600 s) = 160 * 1000 / 3600 = 44.44 m/s Now, we can use the formula for distance, which is: distance = speed * time Show more…
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