SOLUTION: As a baseball is being thrown, it goes from 0.0 to 40.0 m/s in 0.42s. a)what is the acceleration of the baseball? b)what is the acceleration in g's?

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Question 805720: As a baseball is being thrown, it goes from 0.0 to 40.0 m/s in 0.42s.
a)what is the acceleration of the baseball?
b)what is the acceleration in g's?

Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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The average acceleration during the 0.42 second the ball is being pushed by the player's hand is
40ms%5E%28-1%29%2F%220.42+s%22=95m%22%2F%22s%5E2
Since g=9.81m%22%2F%22s%5E2 , the acceleration in g's is
40%2F0.42%2F9.81=9.7