A cricket ball of mass 0.4 kg moving with a velocity of 72 km/h is brought to rest by a player. Find the magnitude of the average force exerted by the player?

we have,
F= m x a to find acceleration we want either dist(s) or time(t)
it is not given how to find

they have given the answers as 40N how please help me

1 answer

Force is change of momentum / time

= change in m v / t

You have to know the time