Laws Of Motion Question 2

Question 2 - 2024 (01 Feb Shift 2)

A cricket player catches a ball of mass $120 \mathrm{~g}$ moving with $25 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$ speed. If the catching process is completed in $0.1 \mathrm{~s}$ then the magnitude of force exerted by the ball on the hand of player will be (in SI unit):

(1) 24

(2) 12

(3) 25

(4) 30

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Answer: (4)

Solution:

$\mathrm{F}_{\mathrm{av}}=\frac{\Delta \mathrm{p}}{\Delta \mathrm{t}}$

$=\frac{0.12 \times 25}{0.1}=30 \mathrm{~N}$