Question

Analyze the collision of a baseball with a bat. During which portion of the collision does the baseball’s velocity reach zero?1) before the collision2) during the collision3) one second after the collision4) one-hundredth of a second after the collision

Answer 1

2) during the collision

Explanation:

We have that when a baseball ball collides with a bat, its velocity changes from positive to negative, that is, the ball when hit with an opposing force changes its direction exactly opposite to the initial one.

Therefore, during the collision, at some point in time, the velocity of the ball reaches zero and then finally changes its direction associated with an increase in the velocity of the ball.