Starting from rest at home plate, a baseball player runs to first base (90 ft away). He uniformly accelerates over the first 13.8 ft to his maximum speed, which is then maintained until he crosses first base. If the overall run is completed in 3.7 seconds, determine his maximum speed, the acceleration over the first 13.8 feet, and the time duration of the acceleration. t = 0 A k Answers: Vmax a = 13.8 t= = i i i 76.2¹ t = 3.7 sec ft/sec ft/sec² sec

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Starting from rest at home plate, a baseball player runs to first base (90 ft away). He uniformly accelerates over the first 13.8 ft to his
maximum speed, which is then maintained until he crosses first base. If the overall run is completed in 3.7 seconds, determine his
maximum speed, the acceleration over the first 13.8 feet, and the time duration of the acceleration.
t = 0
A &
13.8
Answers:
Vmax=
a =
t=
i
i
i
76.2¹
t = 3.7 sec
ft/sec
ft/sec²
sec
Transcribed Image Text:Starting from rest at home plate, a baseball player runs to first base (90 ft away). He uniformly accelerates over the first 13.8 ft to his maximum speed, which is then maintained until he crosses first base. If the overall run is completed in 3.7 seconds, determine his maximum speed, the acceleration over the first 13.8 feet, and the time duration of the acceleration. t = 0 A & 13.8 Answers: Vmax= a = t= i i i 76.2¹ t = 3.7 sec ft/sec ft/sec² sec
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