Question

A professional baseball player hits a homerun on a .75kg baseball. The ball accelerated at a rate of 1200m/s2. How much force did the player hit the ball with?

Answer 1

The force the player hit the ball with is 900 N

Explanation:

Given;

mass of the baseball, m = 0.75 kg

acceleration of the ball, a = 1200 m/s²

The force the player hit the ball with is given by the following equations;

F = ma (based on Newton's second law of motion)

where;

F is the applied force

m is mass of the baseball

a is the acceleration of the baseball

F = ma

F = (0.75 x 1200)

F = 900 N

Therefore, the force the player hit the ball with is 900 N