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| Baseball |
| PBS |
| Students use graphing calculators and parametric equations to determine if a hit will be foul or fair |
| "Bottom of the ninth, 2 outs, a runner on second base, and the team is down 3 to 2. The center field wall is 400 feet away and 10 feet tall. The batter looks like he is swinging for a home run! The batter is up at the plate. . . . Here's the pitch. . . . He swings and hits the ball 3 feet above the plate at a solid 35° angle with a velocity of 118.25 feet per second straight away to center field. Does he win the game or make the last out? One way to figure this out is to use parametric equations to show the path of the ball on the graphing calculator. This will take a little trigonometry and just a bit of physics, but if you make it through, you'll have the best seat in the house to see the final play!" |
Marnice Emerson
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| General |
| Math, Geometry, Algebra, Physics, Math |
| Simulation, Tutorial |
| 14,15,16,17,18 |
| 9,10,11,12 |
| http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/mathline/concepts/basesoftball/activity3.shtm |
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