Question

A catcher catches a 145 g baseball traveling horizontally at 36 m/s. How large an impulse does the ball give to the catcher?

Answer 1

The impulse would be 5.22

Impulse equation is
I = m x delta V

We have to convert g to kg for our mass which would be 0.145kg

Then we have to determine delta v
Vf - Vi =
36 - 0 = 36

When we plug into impulse equation

I = 0.145 x 36

I = 5.22