Question

A baseball has a mass of 145 g. A bat exerts a force of 18,400 N on the ball. What is the acceleration of the ball?

1.27 x 102 m/s2
2.67 x 103 m/s2
1.27 x 105 m/s2
2.67 x 106 m/s2

Answer 1

Convert mass to kilograms: m = 145 g = 0.145 kg.
a = F / m = 18,400 N / 0.145 kg ≈ 1.27 × 10^5 m/s^2.

Answer: 1.27 x 10^5 m/s^2 (option 3).