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Homework Statement
A ball is traveling horizontally over a volleyball net when a player "spikes" it, driving it straight down to the ground. The ball's mass is 0.20 kg, its speed before being hit is 6.4 m/s and its speed immediately after the spike is 21 m/s. What is the magnitude of the impulse from the spike?
Homework Equations
J=mv(final)-mv(initial)
The Attempt at a Solution
J=.20(0,-21)-.20(6.4,0)
J=(0,-4.2)-(1.28,0)
J=(1.28,-4.2)
I don't understand where I went wrong, but the book tells me that this is incorrect.