Any Math or Physics Teachers on Forums?

Catching Coach100+ posts

I am a catching coach that is having a brain cramp with a math/physics problem. I'm not sure what discipline this fits best so I am submitting it to the Math and Science posters on this forum. It relates to how to set up an equation I can use to determine how long will it take a ball to travel a set distance knowing the initial velocity and how fast the ball is slowing down in flight.

The details are as follows:

Problem#1: Determine how long it will take a baseball to travel 130 feet when:

Release (initial) velocity is 75mph
The ball’s velocity drops 1 mph for every 10 feet it travels.
Need answer in seconds to 2 decimal places.

Problem#2: Determine how long it will take a softball to travel 88 feet when:

Release (initial) velocity is 58mph
The ball’s velocity drops 1 mph for every 10 feet it travels.
Need answer in seconds to 2 decimal places.

Then a formula I can load into an Excel spreadsheet to calculate this as needed as the initial velocity changes

11/30/058:02 PM

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