Question

When a 0.15 kg baseball is hit, it approaches the bat with a speed of 20 m/s and undergoes an elastic collision. (a) What is the impulse delivered to the bat by the ball? (b) If the baseball is in contact with the bat for 1.3 ms, what is the average force exerted by the bat on the ball? Assume a 1-dimensional collision

Answer 1

3.195 N