Question

A pitcher throws a softball toward home plate. When the ball hits the catcher’s mitt, its horizontal velocity is 32 meters/second. The softball’s velocity goes to 0 meters/second in 0.8 seconds when caught. If the softball has a mass of 0.2 kilograms, what’s the force of the impact? what is the force in newtons?

Answer 1

The deceleration of the ball is equal to change in velocity by the time taken
So 0-32/8
acceleration is = -40mm/sec^2
Force is mass × acceleration
And hence 0.2 × - 40
= -8N
The minus indicates that the ball is stop and it exerts the force on the catcher .. 8N

Answer 2

Answer:

-8

Step-by-step explanation:

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