A Baseball Is Pitched, Reaching the Batter with a Speed

question 20

Multiple Choice

A baseball is pitched, reaching the batter with a speed of 37 m/s, and is hit such that it returns on the same line at 48 m/s. If the ball was in contact with the bat for 0.22 seconds, what was the magnitude of the average acceleration experienced by the ball during the time of contact?

• A) 220 m/s²
• B) 41 m/s²
• C) 390 m/s²
• D) 170 m/s²

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