Laws Of Motion Question 31
Question: A player caught a cricket ball of mass 150 gm moving at a rate of 20 m/s. If the catching process be completed in 0.1 s, then the force of the blow exerted by the ball on the hands of the player is [AFMC 1993; CBSE PMT 2001; BHU 2001]
Options:
A)0.3 N
B) 30 N
C) 300 N
D) 3000 N
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
Force exerted by the ball on hands of the player $ =\frac{mdv}{dt}=\frac{0.15\times 20}{0.1}=30\ N $