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3. A 50-gram ball traveling at 25 m/s is bounced off a brick wall and
rebounds at 22 m/s. A high-speed camera records this event. If the ball is in contact with the wall for 3.5 ms, what is the average acceleration of the ball during this time interval?
so is this as simple as 25+22= 47 then, 47/2= 23.5 m/s/s ?
im confused with the wording of this question. Is it asking what is the average velocity of the ball during the 3.5 seconds while its in contact with the wall? if so, is it just an average of the entry velocity and the exit velocity? (sorry i don't know the real terms). I am also guessing that the answer would be in M/s/s but I am not sure how to do the conversion, this is my first physics class.. any help is appreciated
rebounds at 22 m/s. A high-speed camera records this event. If the ball is in contact with the wall for 3.5 ms, what is the average acceleration of the ball during this time interval?
so is this as simple as 25+22= 47 then, 47/2= 23.5 m/s/s ?
im confused with the wording of this question. Is it asking what is the average velocity of the ball during the 3.5 seconds while its in contact with the wall? if so, is it just an average of the entry velocity and the exit velocity? (sorry i don't know the real terms). I am also guessing that the answer would be in M/s/s but I am not sure how to do the conversion, this is my first physics class.. any help is appreciated