Answer to Question #75002 in Physics for Kyla

Question

According to the guinness book of world records, the fastest recorded baseball pitch was delivered by nolan ryan ng 1974. The pitch was clocked at 100.9 m/hr (45 m/s). Determije the impulse required to give a .5 kg baseball such a momentum

Answer 1

The impulse is equal to the change in momentum
J=Δp=mv_f-mv_i
So
J=0.5×45-0.5×0=22.5 N∙s