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OS-UP-5-49 · OpenStax University Physics Volume 1

Mass and Weight (Problem 49)

A baseball catcher is performing a stunt for a television commercial. He will catch a baseball (mass 145 g) dropped from a height of 60.0 m above his glove. His glove stops the ball in 0.0100 s. What is the force exerted by his glove on the ball?