Answer to Question #133820 in Physics for Elizabeth

Question

A 100 kg football player is traveling at 11 m/s when he is stopped in 0.1 seconds. What was the magnitude of the force that stopped the player ?

Answer 1

According to Newton's second law:

$$F=ma=m\frac{\Delta v}{\Delta t},\\\space\\ F=100\frac{(0-11)}{0.1}=-11000\text{ N}.$$

Negative sign means that this was a stopping (opposing) force.