The 0.5 kg croquet ball is observed to accelerate with an acceleration of a = 16 m/s2 to the right. Neglecting friction, what is the force provided by the mallet? b. Draw a new, completed free body diagram for the mallet. You do not have to include any vertical forces. c. The mallet’s mass is 3 kg and the applied force is FA = 5 N. What is the acceleration of the mallet, and what direction is its acceleration?
2. Croquet is a lawn game played by hitting
plastic or wooden balls with a mallet to go
through hoops. Shown here is a diagram of
a mallet striking a croquet ball, and two in-
complete free body diagrams for the mallet
and the ball. On the mallet, FApplied is pro-
vided by the player holding the mallet, and
on the ball, FMallet is the force on the ball
from the mallet. At this moment, all motion
of both objects is totally horizontal and no
acceleration occurs vertically.
a. The 0.5 kg croquet ball is observed to accelerate with an acceleration of a = 16 m/s2
to
the right. Neglecting friction, what is the force provided by the mallet?
b. Draw a new, completed free body diagram for the mallet. You do not have to include
any vertical forces.
c. The mallet’s mass is 3 kg and the applied force is FA = 5 N. What is the acceleration of
the mallet, and what direction is its acceleration?
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