A baseball is thrown horizontally with a velocity of 44 m/s. It travels a horizontal distance of 18 m to the plate before it is caught. How long does the ball stay in the air? Group of answer choices
4 sec
0.41 sec
4.1 sec
41 sec
To find out how long the baseball stays in the air, we can use the formula for horizontal motion:
[ \text{Distance} = \text{Velocity} \times \text{Time} ]
We can rearrange this formula to solve for time:
[ \text{Time} = \frac{\text{Distance}}{\text{Velocity}} ]
Given:
Now, substituting the values into the formula:
[ \text{Time} = \frac{18 , \text{m}}{44 , \text{m/s}} \approx 0.409 , \text{s} ]
Rounding this to two decimal places gives us approximately 0.41 seconds.
Thus, the ball stays in the air for 0.41 sec.