Q. A 0.144-kg softball is pitched horizontally at 37.0 m/s. The ball moves in the opposite direction at 37.0 m/s after it is hit by the bat.
(a) Draw arrows showing the ball's momentum before and after it hits the bat. (Do this on paper. Your instructor may ask you to turn in this work.)
(b) What is the change in momentum of the ball?
(c) What is the impulse delivered by the bat?
(d) If the bat and softball were in contact for 0.70 ms, what is the average force that the bat exerted on the ball?