Homework Help: Physics

Posted by Aestas on Monday, April 4, 2011 at 11:05am.

When a golf club strikes a golf ball, the club is in contact with the ball for about .0016 s. The 45-g ball acquires a speed of 71 m/s.

a) What is the magnitude of the impulse applied to the ball?
b) Estimate the magnitude of the average force exerted by the club on the ball in kilo-Newtons.

Physics - bobpursley, Monday, April 4, 2011 at 11:08am
Force*time=change in momentum=mass*changeVelocity

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