Question

During a game of handball, you strike the ball with a mass of .06 kg, and it accelerates to the left at a rate of 13.7 m/s2

. What force did your hand exert on the ball?(1 point)

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To find the force exerted by your hand on the ball, you can use Newton's second law of motion, which states that force (F) is equal to mass (m) multiplied by acceleration (a).

F = m * a

Given:
mass (m) = 0.06 kg
acceleration (a) = -13.7 m/s^2 (since the acceleration is to the left)

Substituting the values into the equation:

F = (0.06 kg) * (-13.7 m/s^2)

F = -0.822 N

Therefore, the force exerted by your hand on the ball is approximately -0.822 N. The negative sign indicates that the force is in the opposite direction to the acceleration.