Question: Wright et al . ( 2 0 0 6 ) studied the elbow range of motion in professional baseball pitchers. They found that the dominant

Wright et al.(2006) studied the elbow range of motion in professional baseball pitchers. They found that the dominant arms had an average flexion angle of 130 degrees and an extension angle of 5.5 degrees. The nondominant arms had an average flexion angle of 135 degrees and an extension angle of -2.4 degrees (indicating hyperextension).
a) What are the total ranges of motion for the dominant and non-dominant elbows? Express your answers in both degrees and radians.
b) During their throwing motion, if a pitcher rotates their forearm about the elbow such that the tangential velocity of the ball is \(40\mathrm{~m}/\mathrm{s}\) and the length of the forearm is 28 cm , what is the angular velocity of the forearm in degrees/sec?
c) For a pitcher with a forearm that is 1.5 cm shorter, how much faster would they need to rotate their forearm to obtain the same baseball tangential velocity (assume all other factors are equal)?
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