Question

a bat experts a 120 N force on a 0.134 kg baseball for 0.04 seconds. what impolse is excerted on the bat

Answer 1

The impulse exerted by a force F on an object in a time
`\Delta t` is given by

`I = F \Delta t`
In our problem, we have a force of 120 N: F=120 N, applied to the baseball for a time of
`\Delta t=0.04 s`. Therefore the impulse is

`I=F \Delta t = (120 N)(0.04 s)=4.8 Ns`