College Physics
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Author: Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille
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Chapter 2, Problem 54P
A baseball is hit so that it travels straight upward after being struck by the bat. A fan observes that it takes 3.00 s for the ball to reach its maximum height. Find (a) the ball’s initial velocity and (b) the height it reaches.
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