Question

A baseball approaches home plate at a speed of 44.0 m/s, moving horizontally just before being hit by a bat. The batter hits a pop-up such that after hitting the bat, the baseball is moving at 53.0 m/s straight up. The ball has a mass of 145 g and is in contact with the bat for 2.20 ms. What is the average vector force the ball exerts on the bat during their interaction?

Answer 1

Explanation:

It is given that,

Speed of the baseball, u = 44 m/s

Speed of the baseball, v = 53 m/s

Mass of the ball, m = 145 g = 0.145 kg

Time of contact between the ball and the bat, t = 2.2 ms = 0.0022 s

$F=ma$

$F=\dfrac{mv}{t}$

$F_1=\dfrac{0.145\ kg\times 44\ m/s}{0.0022\ s}$

F₁ = 2900 N...........(1)

$F=ma$

$F=\dfrac{mv}{t}$

$F_2=\dfrac{0.145\ kg\times 53\ m/s}{0.0022\ s}$

F₂ = 3493.18 N.........(2)

In average vector form force is given by :

$F=F_1+F_2$

$F=(2900i+(-3493.18)\ N$

$F=(2900i-3493.18j)\ N$

Hence, this is the required solution.