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- Homework Statement
- Joe is an unusual baseball player who also enjoys physics problems. He draws a diagram of the baseball field, placing the origin at home plate and making the x-axis run along the first base line, the y-axis run along the third base line, and the z-axis point straight up.
During the game, he swings and hits a line drive directly up the middle. The ball flies directly over second base at a height 6 meters above the ground and with a purely horizontal velocity of 20 meters per second.
What is the angular momentum of the ball at this moment, measured around home plate in the î direction, in the ĵ direction and in the k̂ direction?
- Relevant Equations
- angular momentum= (mass) (velocity) (radius)
k̂ direction = 0 kg*m^2/s
ĵ direction = 0 kg*m^2/s
î direction = (0.145kg) (20m/s) (6m) = 17.4 kg*m^2/s
ĵ direction = 0 kg*m^2/s
î direction = (0.145kg) (20m/s) (6m) = 17.4 kg*m^2/s