Question

a 0.230 kg baseball is thrown with a velocity of 35 m/s. The ball hits the catcher's mitt with a force of 150 N, how long does it take for the ball to come to rest in the catcher's mitt?

Answer 1

Hello!

So momentum is mass times velocity and change in momentum is equal to the impulse. Impulse equal force times time. So from your given values we can solve like this

p=impulse so mv=Ft

So we have .230kg*35m/s=150N*time now rearranging for Time we have

(.230kg*35m/s)/150N= .0537s for the mitt to stop the ball.

Hope this helps you understand the concept! Any questions please just ask! Thank you so much!!