How many revolutions does the baseball make on its way to home plate?

Question by Josh: How many revolutions does the baseball make on its way to home plate?

A good baseball pitcher can throw a baseball toward home plate at 92 mi/h with a spin of 1150 rev/min. How many revolutions does the baseball make on its way to home plate? For simplicity, assume that the 60 ft trajectory is a straight line.




Best answer:

Answer by ericnutsch
First find how long the ball is in the air. Velocity X Distance (converted units of course)

Then multiply by the revolutions per minute and you will get revolutions.

Mainly just a unit conversion problem

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