Average Force in Catching a Ball – Rankers Physics
Topic: Laws of Motion
Subtopic: Definition of Force Inertia and First Law

Average Force in Catching a Ball

A player catches a ball of mass \(150\text{ g}\) in \(0.1\text{ s}\) moving with speed \(20\text{ m/s}\), then he experiences an average force of
\(300\text{ N}\)
\(30\text{ N}\)
\(3\text{ N}\)
\(0.3\text{ N}\)

Solution:

By Newton's second law, \(F = \frac{\Delta p}{\Delta t} = \frac{mv}{t}\). Substituting the values, \(F = \frac{0.15\text{ kg} \times 20\text{ m/s}}{0.1\text{ s}} = 30\text{ N}\).

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