The ball with smaller mass (baseball) will travel faster when he pitcher gives the two balls the same amount of kinetic energy.
The given parameters:
- Mass of the baseball, m = 145 g = 0.145 kg
- Mass of the softball, M = 185 g = 0.185 kg
What is kinetic energy?
- Kinetic energy of an object is the energy possessed by the object due to its motion.
The kinetic energy of an object in motion is calculated as follows;
[tex]K.E = \frac{1}{2} mv^2[/tex]
The speed of each ball with respect to their masses is calculated as follows;
[tex]K.E = \frac{1}{2} mv^2\\\\2K.E = mv^2\\\\v^2 = \frac{2K.E}{m} \\\\v = \sqrt{\frac{2K.E}{m} } \\\\[/tex]
Thus, the ball with smaller mass (baseball) will travel faster when he pitcher gives the two balls the same amount of kinetic energy.
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