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Suppose you “dig a hole” 52 feet deep and place a baseball machine in the hole, so that the balls fire out at 96 ft /s and land on the groun
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Suppose you “dig a hole” 52 feet deep and place a baseball machine in the hole, so that the balls fire out at 96 ft /s and land on the ground outside the hole. What is the velocity of one of these baseballs when it hits the ground?
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Answer:
76.73 ft/s
Explanation:
Let the final velocity is v.
initial velocity, u = 96 ft/s
g = 32 ft/s²
height, h = 52 feet
use third equation of motion
v² = u² – 2 gh
v² = 96 x 96 – 2 x 32 x 52
v = 76.73 ft/s
Thus, the speed of the ball as it reaches the ground is 76.73 ft/s.