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a Baseball bat is a "lever" in the way that the ball comes off the bat. When the baseball makes contact with the bat, the bat gives, or bends. What causes the ball to then travel is when the bat snaps back into a straight object. Thus, the bat is, in a way, a lever.
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How is a baseball a lever?
You are thinking of the baseball bat. The ball itself is not a lever. The bat is a lever, in the sense that it magnifies the motion of your arms.
What machine is a baseball bat?
lever
Describe how a baseball bat is a lever?
Third class.
How is a baseball bat like a lever?
It seems the baseball would be the load, the bat and your arm would together form a lever, and your shoulder would be the fulcrum.
What kind of simple machines is baseball bat?
It is a lever
What simple machine is a baseball bat?
Simple machine, lever
What kind of simple machine machine is a baseball bat?
A lever
Is a baseball bat being swung cosidered a lever?
obvioulsy not
Is a baseball bat a wedge?
In 'normal use', the baseball bat functions as a lever and not a wedge. Physically speaking, any cone-shaped item such as a baseball bat could be used as a wedge.
What kind of lever is a baseball bat?
A baseball bat is a third-class lever because the effort force (your hands pushing on the bat) is between the fulcrum (the point where the bat rests on your shoulder) and the resistance force (the ball being hit).
Why is a baseball bat a third class lever?
A Baseball bat is a third-class lever because the fulcrum is on the end of one side, the effect force is in the middle, and the resistant force, the load, is at the top.
Is a baseball bat a lever?
yes, it belongs to the third class lever. it is considered a lever because the force is between the effort and the resistance. THANK YOU
