Sergio is trying out for the position of pitcher on the baseball team. He can throw the baseball fast. The coach has clocked some of his pitches at 85 mph. Some of Sergio’s friends decided to play a joke on him and replaced one of the baseballs with one that they tampered with. Instead of a mass of 145 grams the boys added a lead weight so the mass is now 200!grams. Sergio winds up and throws. All the statements describe the possible results of this scenario except one Which statement is an inaccurate explanation

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The inaccurate statement in this scenario is "Sergio's pitch speed will decrease as a result of the increased mass of the baseball."