The gravitational force exerted on a baseball is 2.14 N down. A pitcher throws the ball horizontally with velocity 12.0 m/s by uniformly accelerating it along a straight horizontal line for a time interval of 153 ms. The ball starts from rest.
(a) Through what distance does it move before its release?
_______________m
(b) What are the magnitude and direction of the force the pitcher exerts on the ball?
magnitude _______________N
direction _______________° above the horizontal