How do you calculate how much force is applied to a thrown bal

Clarisse · Dec 21, 2017

I’m trying to calculate how hard someone throws a ball. I know that F=ma, but the only force acting on a ball is the force of gravity and so the equation simply cancels out.

phinds · Dec 21, 2017

Clarisse said:

I’m trying to calculate how hard someone throws a ball. I know that F=ma, but the only force acting on a ball is the force of gravity and so the equation simply cancels out.

You might want to rethink that.

russ_watters · Dec 21, 2017

Clarisse said:

...the only force acting on a ball is the force of gravity...

Um...then what is this?:

...someone throws a ball...

Nidum · Dec 22, 2017

At the start of the throw the ball held in your hand is static . At the end of the throw when the ball leaves your hand it is moving . What has happened to the ball during this time ?

How do you calculate how much force is applied to a thrown bal

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