Answer:[tex]v_b=71.86 mph[/tex]
Explanation:
Given
Velocity of soft ball is 56.9 mph
Distance between Pitching rubber to home plate is 47.9 ft
In major league distance is 60.5 ft
Let velocity of baseball is [tex]v_b[/tex]
Let t be the time for ball to reach to batter and its reaction time
since t is same for both case
[tex]\frac{47.9}{56.9}=\frac{60.5}{v_b}[/tex]
[tex]v_b=56.9\times \frac{60.5}{47.9}[/tex]
[tex]v_b=71.86 mph[/tex]