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In each of the next set of problems, assume that the data can be modeled bya straight line and that the trend continues indefinitely. Use two data points tofind such a line and then estimate the requested quantities. (See Example1.)
Baseball Suppose a baseball is thrown at 85 miles per hour. Theball will travel 320 feet when hit by a bat swung at 50 miles per hourand will travel 440 feet when hit by a bat swung at 80 miles per hour. Let y be the number of feet traveled by the ball when hit by a bat swungat x miles per hour. (Note: The preceding data are valid for[&50|leq|x|leq|90&], where the bat is 35 inches long, weighs 32 ounces, andstrikes a waist-high pitch so that the place of the swing lies at [&10|deg|&] from the diagonal). [Data from: Robert K. Adair, The Physics of Baseball(HarperCollins, 1990)]. How much farther will a ball travel for each mile-per-hour increase in the speed of the bat?
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