If a pitcher throws a baseball at 44 m/s (100 mph), estimate the deviation in position, both

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If a pitcher throws a baseball at 44 m/s (100 mph), estimate the deviation in position, both in magnitude and direction, due to the Coriolis force when the ball reaches the batter after traveling 18.5 m, when the game is played at a latitude of 

(a) 30 N, 

(b) 60 S, or 

(c) on the equator. 

(See Problem 2.13 for more about baseball.)

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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