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A pitcher exerts a force on a baseball that is 30 times the ball's weight.

How fast is the pitcher accelerating the ball?

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Step-by-step explanation:

Newton's second law:

F = ma

30mg = ma

30g = a

The acceleration is 30 times the acceleration due to gravity, or about 294 m/s².

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