Estimate the magnitude of the vertical distance

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Problem: A baseball pitcher throws a ball horizontally at a speed of 37.8 m/s. A catcher is 18.8 m away from the pitcher.

Part A: Find the magnitude of the vertical distance that the ball drops as it moves from the pitcher to the catcher.

I want you to explain the physics in this problem and ignore air resistance.

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