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    If baseball travels at 39mph at 42 feet, what is equivalent speed from 36 feet?

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    38.76923'mph .....39X = 42x36. x=42/39 x 36.  x=1.076923x 36.

    ROMOS

    Hmm? Maybe time for a wee rethink?
    ROMOS

    LOSING velocity?
    country bumpkin

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    I had a difficult time coming up with an answer, Romos, as your exact thought crossed my mind.I guessed that the "asker" meant that if the batter was facing a pitch at 39 mph at 42', then from his point of view, what would be the reaction time for a pitch from 36 feet. There are often comparisons with fast-pitch softball at a distance far less than the 60', 6" in professional baseball. and it's almost as difficult to hit a fastball at x mph in softball as it is to hit a 100 mph fastball in baseball, even taking into account the larger ball.
    ROMOS

    I see your point, but velocity is velocity, it decreases.
    Unless there is acceleration, but in that case it would need fuel, which a baseball does not have.
    mycatsmom

    Very complicated
    mycatsmom

    ask PKB/Bob. She's our mathematician on this site. Where is she when you need her ?

    I hate math, especially story problems, or " word problems, "  b/c they don't give you enough information. This problem does not tell you how much the speed in decreasing per foot----or at what footage it peeked.



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