Assume that a catcher in a baseball game exerts a force of -65 N to stop the ball. If the baseball has a mass of 0.145 kg, what is its acceleration as it is being caught?

a = 448.27 [m/s²]

Explanation:

To solve this problem we must use Newton's second law which tells us that the sum of the forces acting on a body is equal to the product of mass by acceleration.

F = m*a

where:

F = force = 65 [N] (units of Newtons)

m = mass of ball = 0.145 [kg]

a = acceleration [m/s²]

a = F/m

a = 65/0.145

a = 448.27 [m/s²]

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