Question

Suppose you are sitting in the bleachers at a baseball game 170 m from home plate. How long after the batter hits the ball do you hear the "crack" of the ball and bat?

Answer 1

t = 0.5 s

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that the distance from the batter to the bleachers is 170 m, and we are trying to find the time it takes for the sound of the ball hitting the bat to travel that distance.

We can use the formula v = d/t, where v is the speed of sound in air (we know that sound in air travels at a speed of 340 m/s), d is the distance the sound travels (170 m in this case), and t is the time it takes for the sound to travel that distance.

Rearranging the formula to solve for t, we get t = d/v. Plugging in the values we know, we get:

t = 170 m / 340 m/s

t = 0.5 s

Therefore, it takes 0.5 seconds for the sound of the ball hitting the bat to travel 170 meters from home plate to the bleachers.