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A 0.145 kg baseball pitched at 34.5 m/s is hit on a horizontal line drive straig

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Question

A 0.145 kg baseball pitched at 34.5 m/s is hit on a horizontal line drive straight back at the pitcher at 44 m/s. If the contact time between bat and ball is 5.0 x 10^-3 s, calculate the magnitude of the force (assumed constant) exerted on the ball by the bat A 0.145 kg baseball pitched at 34.5 m/s is hit on a horizontal line drive straight back at the pitcher at 44 m/s. If the contact time between bat and ball is 5.0 x 10^-3 s, calculate the magnitude of the force (assumed constant) exerted on the ball by the bat A 0.145 kg baseball pitched at 34.5 m/s is hit on a horizontal line drive straight back at the pitcher at 44 m/s. If the contact time between bat and ball is 5.0 x 10^-3 s, calculate the magnitude of the force (assumed constant) exerted on the ball by the bat

Explanation / Answer

given

m = 0.145 kg

v1 = -34.5 m/s

v2 = 44 m/s

dt = 5*10^-3 s

F = ?

use Impulse-momentum theorem

Impulse = change in momentum

F*dt = m*(v2 - v1)

F = m*(v2 - v1)/dt

= 0.145*(44 - (-34.5))/(5*10^-3)

= 2276 N