During a game of handball you strike the ball with a mass of 0.6 kg and it accelerates to the left at the rate of 13.7 m/s^2 what force did your hand exert on the ball

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To find the force exerted on the ball, we can use Newton's second law of motion, which states that force (\(F\)) is equal to mass (\(m\)) multiplied by acceleration (\(a\)):

\[ F = m \cdot a \]

Given:

  • Mass of the ball (\(m\)) = 0.6 kg
  • Acceleration (\(a\)) = 13.7 m/s²

Now we can substitute the values into the equation:

\[ F = 0.6 , \text{kg} \times 13.7 , \text{m/s}² \]

Calculating this:

\[ F = 8.22 , \text{N} \]

Thus, the force exerted on the ball is \(8.22 , \text{N}\) to the left.