The formula for drag is: Fa 1/2pu CaA and always acts in the opposite direction to the flight of the ball Where: Fa Force due to drag p density of fluid (air, assume at standard temperature and pressure)-.0765lb/ft u velocity Ca Coefficient of drag; for a softball, this is somewhere in the range of o.5 to 0.6 knew?) And by the way, a standard softball must weigh between6.25 and 7 ounces. A - Cross sectional area of a softball. (Note Softballs are measured in circumference, the standard being 12 inches (who Assum e a softball player can throw a softball at 100ft/sec. Our objective is to calculate the optimal angle to throw the Il to get the runner out from 260 ft., now accounting for aerodynamic friction. We'll get there, but first, we need to setup the problem for some arbitrary angle, say 30 degrees How to go about solving this problem: A. Drawa free-body diagram(Draw forces acting on this ball). Notice we have two forces acting on the ball now