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So the ball is about 80 feet high at its peak, and hits the ground in about
4
2
seconds. Its final speed can be read off from the picture:
So the final speed is only about 80 ft/sec, which is much gentler on the
hands of the outfielder than in the no-air-resistance case.
(b)
Let's now redo exactly the same calculation with
c
=
0
.
0014
(corresponding to playing in Denver). The ball's trajectory is now:
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