Question
A softball having a mass of 0.25 kg is pitched at 96 km/h. By the time it reaches the plate, it may have slowed by 9.0%.
1. Neglecting gravity, estimate the magnitude of the average force of air resistance during a pitch, if the distance between the plate and the pitcher is about 14 m.
1. Neglecting gravity, estimate the magnitude of the average force of air resistance during a pitch, if the distance between the plate and the pitcher is about 14 m.