To find the average acceleration of the baseball, we can use Newton's second law of motion, which states that force equals mass times acceleration (F = m * a).
Rearranging this equation to solve for acceleration (a), we get:
\[ a = \frac{F}{m} \]
Given:
- The average force (F) exerted by the bat is -15,000 N (the negative sign indicates the direction of the force).
- The mass (m) of the baseball is 0.15 kg.
Now we can substitute these values into the equation:
\[ a = \frac{-15,000 , \text{N}}{0.15 , \text{kg}} \]
Calculating this gives:
\[ a = -100,000 , \text{m/s}^2 \]
Thus, the average acceleration of the baseball is \(-100,000 , \text{m/s}^2\).
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