Answer to Question #23153 in Biomechanics for vintea

Question

The distance from the pitcher’s mound to home plate is 60 feet 6 inches (18.44 m). The fastest recorded pitch is 104.8 mph (46.85 m/s). If the pitch was thrown with a release angle of 0º relative to the horizontal, what is the vertical displacement of the ball between ball release on the mound and home plate? Assume the ball is released 18.44 m from home plate.