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a 0.1 kg ball traveling at 20m/s is caught by a catcher. in bringing the ball to rest, the mitt recoils for 0.01s. the absolute value of the average force applied to the ball by the glove is
The change in momentum of the ball in the process =( final momentum) - (initial momentum)
= 0 - (20 x 0.1) = -2 kg.m/s
From Newton's second law of motion, wee know that
Therefore, the magnitude of average force applied to the ball by the glove is
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