Question #a0334
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Explanation:
I'll assume the maximum height is how far the baseball reaches above the ground, rather than the pitcher.
We need to find the height
to find this height. We have
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#v_y# is#0# (this is when it's at its maximum height) -
#v_(0y)# is#20"m"/"s"# -
#a_y# is#-g# , which is#-9.8"m"/("s"^2)# -
#y# is the height we wan to find, and -
#y_0# is its initial height,#1.5# #"m"#
Plugging in known variables, we have
Thus, the maximum height it reaches is