A cricket ball of mass approaches a batsman at and is hit back along the same line…

PHYSICS · Single correct · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Linear Momentum · Linear Momentum

Problem

A cricket ball of mass

0.15\,\text{kg}

approaches a batsman at

20\,\text{m s}^{-1}

and is hit back along the same line with the same speed. If the duration of contact between bat and ball is

0.01\,\text{s}

, what is the magnitude of the average force exerted by the bat on the ball? (a)

450\,\text{N}

(b)

600\,\text{N}

(c)

300\,\text{N}

(d)

900\,\text{N}