Question

A baseball collides with a baseball glove. Which equation is used to calculate the force the glove exerts on the ball during the collision?

Force=mass x acceleration
Force=weight x velocity
Force=weight x acceleration
Force=mass x velocity

Answer 1

The correct equation to calculate the force the glove exerts on the ball during the collision is:

**Force = mass x acceleration**

This is according to Newton's second law of motion, which states that force is equal to mass times acceleration (F = ma). During the collision, the glove exerts a force on the ball to decelerate it, which involves both the mass of the ball and its change in velocity (acceleration).