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A ball strikes a bat with a velocity v. The ball has a mass m and after striking retraces its path. What is the impulse imparted by the bat?
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The impulse is defined as the change in momentum of an object. In this case, the ball changes its momentum from mv to -mv (since it retraces its path), so the change in momentum is 2mv. Show more…
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