3. A softball player catches a ball of mass m, which is moving towards her with horizontal speed V. While bringing the ball to rest, her hand moved back a distance d. Assuming constant deceleration, the horizontal force exerted on the ball by the hand is (A) mV²/(d) (B) V²m/2d (C) 2mV/d (D) mV/d

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3. A softball player catches a ball of mass m, which is moving towards her with horizontal speed V. While bringing the ball to rest, her hand moved
back a distance d. Assuming constant deceleration, the horizontal force exerted on the ball by the hand is
(A) mV²/(d)
(B) V?m/2d (C) 2mV/d
(D) mV/d
Transcribed Image Text:3. A softball player catches a ball of mass m, which is moving towards her with horizontal speed V. While bringing the ball to rest, her hand moved back a distance d. Assuming constant deceleration, the horizontal force exerted on the ball by the hand is (A) mV²/(d) (B) V?m/2d (C) 2mV/d (D) mV/d
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