A 140 G Baseball with a Velocity of 25

question 69

Multiple Choice

A 140 g baseball with a velocity of 25.0 m/s is hit by a baseball bat and leaves at 30.0 m/s in the opposite direction. If the ball was in contact with the bat for 12.0 ms, what was the average force on the ball?

• A) 750 N
• B) 642 N
• C) 550 N
• D) 482 N
• E) 366 N

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