A Baseball Catcher Puts on an Exhibition by Catching a 0.200-Kg

question 68

Multiple Choice

A baseball catcher puts on an exhibition by catching a 0.200-kg ball dropped from a helicopter at a height of 150 m above the catcher.If the catcher "gives" with the ball for a distance of 0.755 m while catching it,what average force is exerted on the mitt by the ball? (g = 9.80 m/s²)

• A)39.7 N
• B)294 N
• C)389 N
• D)399 N
• E)1110 N

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