Question

A baseball has 5.8kg*m/s momentum before being hit by the bat. After being hit it has 6.79 kg*m/s in the opposite direction. What is the magnitude of the impulse applied to the baseball?​

Answer 1

0.99kgm/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters:

Initial momentum = 5.8kgm/s

Final momentum = 6.79kgm/s

Unknown:

Magnitude of the impulse applied to the baseball = ?

Solution:

To solve this problem;

The impulse applied to the baseball can be found by using the expression below:

Impulse = Final momentum - Initial momentum

Impulse = 6.79kgm/s - 5.8kgm/s = 0.99kgm/s