A soft ball (m = 0.14 kg) moving horizontally to the right hits a wall with a speed of 16.2 m/s. After the collision the ball bounces back and moves horizontally to the left at a speed of 14.4 m/s. If the collision lasts for 0.0015 s, what is the magnitude of the (average) force exerted on the ball by the wall?
mass = m = 0.14 kg
initial velocity = Vi = 16.2 m/sec
final velocity = Vf = - 14.4 m/sec
time = t = 0.0015 sec
magnitude of force F = m ( Vf - Vi ) / t
F = 0.14 * ( -14.4 - 16.2 ) / 0.0015
F = 2856 N
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