In a Little League baseball game, the 145 g ball enters the strike zone with a speed of 17.0 m/s . The batter hits the ball, and it leaves his bat with a speed of 25.0 m/s in exactly the opposite direction. What is the magnitude of the impulse delivered by the bat to the ball? If the bat is in contact with the ball for 1.0 ms , what is the magnitude of the average force exerted by the bat on the ball?

Respuesta :

Answer:

impulse = 6.09 kg m/s

Force = 6090 N

Explanation:

As we know that the impulse is defined as the change in momentum of the ball

so here we will have

[tex]\Delta P = mv_f - mv_i[/tex]

now we know that

[tex]v_f = 25 m/s[/tex]

initial speed is given as

[tex]v_i = -17 m/s[/tex]

now impulse is given as

[tex]\Delta P = 0.145(25 - (-17))[/tex]

[tex]\Delta P = 6.09 kg m/s[/tex]

Now we also know that average force is defined as the rate of change in momentum

[tex]F = \frac{\Delta P}{\Delta t}[/tex]

so we have

[tex]F = \frac{6.09}{1 \times 10^{-3}}[/tex]

[tex]F = 6.09 \times 10^3 N[/tex]