A 5kg medicine ball is thrown upward at 8 m/s. When it is caught, a force is applied over a distance of 0.4 m until the ball comes to a stop. What force is neccessary to make this happen?

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A 5kg medicine ball is thrown upward at 8 m/s. When it is caught, a force is applied over a distance of 0.4 m until the ball comes to a stop. What force is neccessary to make this happen?

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