How long does it take for a 70 MPH Fastball to reach home plate?

Question

By the way, the distance between the mound and the plate in this situation is the traditional 60 FT, 6 Inches.

Also, how do you do the math

Answer 1

70 mph = 369,600 feet per hour

369,600 feet per hour = 6160 feet per minute

6160 feet per minute = 102.667 feet per second

Something traveling at 102.667 feet per second would travel 60.5 feet in .59 seconds.

But don't forget, the 60 feet 6 inches is the distance from the plate to the pitching rubber.  The ball is actually released from the hand about 3 or 4 feet closer to the plate.

In that case, assuming the ball is only traveling 57 feet in the air, the ball would travel from the pitchers hand to the catchers glove in about .56 seconds.

Answer 2

1.678 seconds, complicated formula

fx the distance X cx the speed, and vx velocity is what you must equal, find the first 2 and then take ur velocity and multiply it by the number of feet square then divide by the speed

Answer 3

i really don't know D:

Answer 4

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