1.​Suppose you have a bat swing speed of 110 feet per second and hit the ball at a 45 degree angle.  The fence is 350 feet away and 10 feet height.  Assume the batter hits the ball when it is 3 feet off of the ground.   a.​Would you hit a homerun?  Show your work.     b.​How far will the ball travel before it hits the ground?  Show your work.     c.​Would you hit a homerun if you increased your bat speed to 120 feet per second?  Show your work.     d.​Would you hit a homerun if you kept the 120 feet per second speed but used a 40 degree angle (hit more of a line drive)?  Show your work.       e.​Would you hit a homerun if you kept the 120 feet per second speed but used a 50 degree angle (hit it higher in the air)?  Show your work.

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1.​Suppose you have a bat swing speed of 110 feet per second and hit the ball at a 45 degree angle.  The fence is 350 feet away and 10 feet height.  Assume the batter hits the ball when it is 3 feet off of the ground.

 

a.​Would you hit a homerun?  Show your work.  

 

b.​How far will the ball travel before it hits the ground?  Show your work.  

 

c.​Would you hit a homerun if you increased your bat speed to 120 feet per second?  Show your work.  

 

d.​Would you hit a homerun if you kept the 120 feet per second speed but used a 40 degree angle (hit more of a line drive)?  Show your work.  

 

 

e.​Would you hit a homerun if you kept the 120 feet per second speed but used a 50 degree angle (hit it higher in the air)?  Show your work.  

 

 

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