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Problem 21PE

A well-thrown ball is caught in a well-padded mitt. If the deceleration of the ball is 2.10×104 m/s2 , and 1.85 ms (1 ms = 10−3 s) elapses from the time the ball first touches the mitt until it stops, what was the initial velocity of the ball?

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QUESTION:

Problem 21PE

A well-thrown ball is caught in a well-padded mitt. If the deceleration of the ball is 2.10×104 m/s2 , and 1.85 ms (1 ms = 10−3 s) elapses from the time the ball first touches the mitt until it stops, what was the initial velocity of the ball?

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Solution 21PE

We need to calculate the initial velocity of the ball.

Step 1

The deceleration of the ball

Time for the ball to stop

Final velocity of the ball  (as it stops)

We need to calculate the initial velocity, let it be .

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