Question

when a golf club strikes a 40 grams ball it exerts a force of 1000 newtons, but is only in contact with the ball for 0.002s

calculate the acceleration for the ball while it is in contact with the club.

Answer 1

@ags2658

Answer 2

@AaronAndyson

Answer 3

@ganeshie8

Answer 4

@rvc

Answer 5

I tried to figure out the acceleration by F=ma, but Time isn't put into those calculations. As such, I don't know how to incorporate time into the problem. I would love to work with anyone else for a solution. ^_^

Answer 6

i think the force is in newtons and the mass is in grams

Answer 7

@ags2658

Answer 8

convert 40 g to kg

Answer 9

40 grams = 0.04 kg

Answer 10

F = ma

F/m = a
1000/0.04 = a

Answer 11

whats the point of converting to kg?

Answer 12

By definition
"one newton is that force which when acting on a body of mass 1 kg produces an acceleration of 1 m/s^2 in it."

Answer 13

Yes, this makes sense,and that is also what I did. However, there is a reason they give us the time. When using F=ma, you never use that piece of information. I am certain that you have to somehow incorporate it into your answer to get the correct result, but I don't know how. It could have something to do with Impulse, which is Force x Time..... :D

Answer 14

I can use time to get acceleration but for that i need initial velocity and velocity of the body...

Answer 15

ohh ok thnks

Answer 16

a = 25000 m/s^2

Answer 17

If time doesn't necessarily matter in this problem, which I am not sure about, AaronAndyson's answer should be correct.