A 0.050 kg whiffle ball is thrown horizontally toward a batter at 12.3 m/s.  The batter swings the bat and hits the ball, applying an average force of 15.714 N to the ball, causing the ball to head back in the opposite direction (away from the batter) at 9.70 m/s.  (assuming that away from the batter is the positive x-direction, determine the time that the bat and ball were in contact.

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A 0.050 kg whiffle ball is thrown horizontally toward a batter at 12.3 m/s.  The batter swings the bat and hits the ball, applying an average force of 15.714 N to the ball, causing the ball to head back in the opposite direction (away from the batter) at 9.70 m/s.  (assuming that away from the batter is the positive x-direction, determine the time that the bat and ball were in contact.  Report your answer in hundredths of a second, but only enter the numerical value.)

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