Determine average force applied by glove to baseball

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The discussion revolves around calculating the average force applied by a catcher's glove to a baseball. A 0.15 kg baseball pitched at 23 m/s comes to a stop after moving 0.044 m into the glove. The user initially calculated the momentum and impulse correctly but miscalculated the average force, initially reporting it in kilonewtons instead of newtons. The correct average force, after conversion, is approximately -901.7 N. The focus is on ensuring proper unit conversion and understanding the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration.
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Homework Statement



A 0.15 kg baseball is pitched with a speed of 23 m/s. When the ball hits the catcher's glove the glove moves back by 0.044 m as it stops the ball. Assuming a constant acceleration of the ball, what was the average force applied by the catcher's glove?

Homework Equations


p = mv
impulse = change in momentum = Ft
final velocity squared = initial vel squared + 2*a*d
F=m

The Attempt at a Solution


I found the momentum and impulse via p=mv or -3.45 kg-m/s which is correct per submission.
To find average force, I first found average acceleration by using velocity equation above:
0 squared = 23 squared + 2*a*.044 m
a = -6011 m/s squared
Then I substituted a and m into F = ma or F = .15 * (-6011) = -901.7 kN THis was marked wrong! Help! I need help asap!
 
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Never mind...the F is in N not kN and thus converted should be -.9017 kN
 
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