A baseball (m = 140 g) traveling 32 m/s moves a fielder’s

Chapter 17, Problem 20P

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A baseball (m = 140 g) traveling 32 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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QUESTION:

Problem 20P

A baseball (m = 140 g) traveling 32 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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From the conservation of energy, the kinetic energy can be equated to work done and the equation can be expressed as,

                                       

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