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To find: if the child can catch the baseball while holding a baseball glove at a height of 5 feet.
Answer to Problem 61E
No
Explanation of Solution
Given:
A baseball is thrown to a child 25 feet away.
The height y (in feet) of the baseball is given by
Let x be the horizontal distance (in feet) from where the ball is thrown.
Then, the height y (in feet) of the baseball is given by:
Now, it is given that the child is standing at a distance of 25 feet.
So, substitute
That is the ball will be at a height of 18.5 feet, so it is not possible for the child to catch the baseball while holding a baseball glove at a height of 5 feet.
Conclusion:
The child can not catch the baseball while holding a baseball glove at a height of 5 feet.
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