"A boston red sox player catches a ball of mass M that ismoving toward him with speed V. while bringing the ballto rest, his hands moves back a distance D. Assuming constantdeceleration, the horizontal force exerted on the ball by his handis: " Thank you! "A boston red sox player catches a ball of mass M that ismoving toward him with speed V. while bringing the ballto rest, his hands moves back a distance D. Assuming constantdeceleration, the horizontal force exerted on the ball by his handis: " Thank you!
Explanation / Answer
constant acceleration a a=F/m (2nd Law of Newton) distanceD=a*t2/2=a*(V/a)2/2=V2/2a =>F=-m*V2/2D, opposite direction to themotion