Juan Soto, OF for the Washington Nationals attempts to throw…

Juan Soto, OF for the Washington Nationals attempts to throw a runner tagging up from 3rd base out at home plate. He throws the ball from Right Field and it is caught at home plate by the Catcher. If Soto’s throw had a release height of 2.14m, an initial horizontal velocity of 20 m/s, and an initial vertical velocity of 24 m/s, what is the max height of the ball during its flight?

A softball pitcher with an arm length of 85cm starts her del…

A softball pitcher with an arm length of 85cm starts her delivery with her arm directly vertical (straight up) and rotates it in a posterior fashion and she releases the 0.8kg ball at 45 degrees below horizontal anteriorly (straight out in front of her). It takes 0.88 s from the start of delivery until the ball is released. If the pitcher’s arm has an angular velocity 255.68 deg/s at release. What is the linear velocity of the ball as it is released?