Force: A push or pull.
In baseball the thing a force is applied on the ball when it is being hit by a bat. When a batter hits the ball flying down the plate the batter needs to hit the ball with the most force they have, to make the ball go as far as it can go.
Formula: Mass X Acceleration.
If a baseball weighs 5 oz. and a player swings a bat at the speed of 5 mph. How much force is applied on the ball?
The force applied onto the ball would be 25 Newtons. You have to take 5 oz. and times that by 5 mph and get the answer of 25 Newtons.
In baseball the thing a force is applied on the ball when it is being hit by a bat. When a batter hits the ball flying down the plate the batter needs to hit the ball with the most force they have, to make the ball go as far as it can go.
Formula: Mass X Acceleration.
If a baseball weighs 5 oz. and a player swings a bat at the speed of 5 mph. How much force is applied on the ball?
The force applied onto the ball would be 25 Newtons. You have to take 5 oz. and times that by 5 mph and get the answer of 25 Newtons.