Question

(Before I ask my question, it's not physics btw idk what it is it's just science)

Since kinetic energy depends on mass and speed, will a 300-pound baseball player hit the ball farther than a 100-pound baseball player? EXPLAIN

Assume the following conditions in this scenario:

1. The bat is identical in mass and weight for both players

2. both players swing the bat with the same velocity

3. The weather conditions are identical for both players (wind, climate etc..)

4. both players meet the ball squarly so as to hit the ball in the same place for the best outcome

Answer 1

It's definitely a Physics question !

Here's how I would look at it:

The player doesn't hit the ball. The bat does.

You said that the two bats are identical, and both players swing the bat with the same speed.

So at the point where the bat meets the ball, the conditions are the same both times.

The ball can't tell the difference.

Its history will unfold identically after both hits.