A baseball (m = 145 g) traveling 55 m/s moves a fielder’s glove backward 25 cm when the ball is caught. What was the average force exerted by the ball on the glove?
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1 Answer
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vf^2=vi^2 +2ad
0=55^2+2(.25)a
0=3025+.5a
a=-6050m/s/s
F=ma
F=(.145)(-6050)
F=-877.25 N
