Question

A ball travelling at 9.5 m/s is stopped by catching it by hand over a distance of 0.24 m. What is the mass of the ball if the force required to stop it over this distance is 6.4 N?

Answer 1

V^2 = Vo^2 + 2a*d. V = 0, Vo = 9.5 m/s, d = 0.24 m, a = ?

F = M*a, M = F/a.