Solve Baseball Pitcher NR's Pitch Time to Home Plate

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Homework Statement


Baseball pitcher NR threw a pitch measured at 44 m/s. If it was 17.1 m from N's position on the pitcher’s mound to home plate, how long did it take the ball to get to the batter waiting at home plate? Treat the ball’s velocity as constant and ignore any gravitational effects.

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lalahelp said:
Baseball pitcher NR threw a pitch measured at 44 m/s. If it was 17.1 m from N's position on the pitcher’s mound to home plate, how long did it take the ball to get to the batter waiting at home plate? Treat the ball’s velocity as constant and ignore any gravitational effects.

Homework Equations


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oh come on! :redface:

you have the speed and the distance, so what is the time?​