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10 days ago
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A second baseman tosses the ball to the first baseman, who catches it at the same level from which it was thrown. The throw is m

ade with an initial speed of 18.0m/s at an angle of 37.5 above the horizontal. A) What is the horizontal component of the ball's velocity just before it is caught? B) How long is the ball in the air?. . Can someone please explain to me how this works not just the answer I'm somewhat confused.
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Yuliya22 [2.9K]10 days ago
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 (a) Considering the pitch angle of 37.5° along with the initial speed of the particle at 18.0 ms^-1, we calculate: 18.0*cos37.5 = v_x = 14.28 ms^-1, which indicates the horizontal component of the projectile. (b) We calculate the vertical component similarly: 18.0*sin37.5 = v_y = 10.96 ms^-1. This value is divided by acceleration, a_y, to find the time until maximum displacement, yielding 10.96/9.8 = 1.12 s. Finally, doubling this result provides the total time the particle remains with r_y > 0, which is 2.24 s. I hope this information is useful. Thank you for submitting your question.
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