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title: "If a baseball pitch leaves the pitcher’s hand horizontally at a velocity of \\( 150 \\) \\( \\text{km/h} \\), by what \\( \\% \\) will the pull of gravity change the magnitude of the velocity when the ball reaches the batter, \\( 18 \\) \\( \\text{m} \\) away? For this estimate, ignore air resistance and spin on the ball."
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# If a baseball pitch leaves the pitcher’s hand horizontally at a velocity of \( 150 \) \( \text{km/h} \), by what \( \% \) will the pull of gravity change the magnitude of the velocity when the ball reaches the batter, \( 18 \) \( \text{m} \) away? For this estimate, ignore air resistance and spin on the ball.

If a baseball pitch leaves the pitcher’s hand horizontally at a velocity of \( 150 \) \( \text{km/h} \), by what \( \% \) will the pull of gravity change the magnitude of the velocity when the ball reaches the batter, \( 18 \) \( \text{m} \) away? For this estimate, ignore air resistance and spin on the ball.

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