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LuckyWell
4 months ago
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a professional baseball player can pitch a baseball with a velocity of 44.7m/s towards home plate. If a baseball weighs 1.4 N, h

ow much momentum does it have when it hits the catcher units
Physics
2 answers:
inna [3.1K]4 months ago
8 0

Result:

p = 6.25 kg-m/s

Detail:

The baseball's velocity is given as v = 44.7 m/s

The weight of the baseball is W = 1.4 N

First, we must determine the baseball's mass, calculated as:

m=\dfrac{W}{g}

m=\dfrac{1.4\ N}{9.8\ m/s^2}

m = 0.14 kg

The momentum of a body is the product of its mass and speed, represented as:

p=m\times v

p=0.14\ kg\times 44.7\ m/s

p = 6.25 kg-m/s

Thus, the momentum it has when reaching the catcher is 6.25 kg-m/s. This is the answer.

Sav [3.1K]4 months ago
3 0
To find the mass using a weight of 1.4 N:
1.4/9.8 = 0.1428 kg
The momentum is calculated as 0.1428 multiplied by 44.7, which is 6.38 kgm/s.
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8) None of these regions

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3)

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