Answer to Question #69873 in Mechanics | Relativity for Danish

Question

State impulse momentum theorem. A batsman hits a cricket ball of mass 120 g with a speed of 40 ms-1. The fielder stops the ball and the ball comes to rest in his hands in 10-3s. Calculate the average force exerted by the fielder's hands on the ball. Using the work-energy theorem , calculate the work done on the ball by this average force.