Question: At t = 0 a batter hits a baseball with an initial speed of 32m/s at a 55o angle to the horizontal. An outfielder is

At t = 0 a batter hits a baseball with an initial speed of 32m/s at a 55o angle to the horizontal. An outfielder is 85m from the batter t = 0, and as seen from home plate, the line of sight to the outfielder makes a horizontal angle of 22o with the plane in which the ball moves (see Fig.3-50). What speed and direction must the fielder take in order to catch the ball at the same height from which it was struck? Give angle with respect to the outfielder€™s line of sight to home plate.


Fielder runs to here from here 22 85 m 55%

Fielder runs to here from here 22 85 m 55%

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