professional baseball player runs 21m from centerfield to try and rob a merun. The baseball player collides with the wall and makes catch 122m vay from Homeplate. The player exerts a force of 900N on the wall as he s it. The wall is flexible and initially bends back by about 0.2m upon llision. However, the wall ultimately snaps back into its original position d is NOT displaced at all. How much work did the player do to the wall?
The work done by the player on the wall can be calculated using the formula:
Work = Force * Distance
The distance in this case is the initial bending of the wall, which is 0.2m.
Thus, the work done by the player on the wall is:
Work = 900N * 0.2m
Work = 180 Joules
Therefore, the player did 180 Joules of work on the wall.