Physics

Problem

A football of mass

0.5\,\text{kg}

moving at

20\,\text{m/s}

is caught and brought to rest in

0.05\,\text{s}

. Calculate the magnitude of the average force exerted by the player on the ball. a)

400\,\text{N}

1000\,\text{N}

200\,\text{N}

100\,\text{N}