A Baseball Pitcher Releases the Ball Horizontally from a Height

Multiple Choice

A baseball pitcher releases the ball horizontally from a height of 5 ft with an initial speed of 140 ft/s. Find the height of the ball when it reaches home plate 60 feet away. Round to two decimal places. (Hint: Determine the time of flight from the x-equation, then use the y-equation to determine the height.)

A) 2.33 ft
B) 2.06 ft
C) 3.67 ft
D) 2.67 ft