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A baseball has an approximate mass of 0.15 kg0.15 \mathrm{~kg}. If a bat strikes the baseball with a force of 6 N6 \mathrm{~N}, what is the acceleration of the ball?

A 4 m/s24 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2

B 6 m/s26 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2

C 40 m/s240 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2

D 60 m/s260 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}^2

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We have a baseball with a mass of 0.15kg0.15\:\text{kg} and a bat strikes it with the force of 6N6\:\text{N}. Acceleration of the ball is calculated from the equation for Newton's second law:

F=maa=Fma=6N0.15kg=40ms2\begin{aligned} F&=m\cdot a\Rightarrow a=\frac{F}{m}\\ a&=\frac{6\:\text{N}}{0.15\:\text{kg}}=\boxed{40\:\frac{\text{m}}{\text{s}^2}} \end{aligned}

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