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title: "A baseball, mass \\(0.5 \\, \\text{kg}\\), is traveling to the right at \\(32.2 \\, \\text{m/s}\\) when it is hit by a bat and travels the opposite direction at \\(72.2 \\, \\text{m/s}\\). The bat hits the ball with a force of \\(1,222 \\, \\text{N}\\). What is the ball’s change in momentum and how long was the ball in contact with the bat?"
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# A baseball, mass \(0.5 \, \text{kg}\), is traveling to the right at \(32.2 \, \text{m/s}\) when it is hit by a bat and travels the opposite direction at \(72.2 \, \text{m/s}\). The bat hits the ball with a force of \(1,222 \, \text{N}\). What is the ball’s change in momentum and how long was the ball in contact with the bat?

A baseball, mass \(0.5 \, \text{kg}\), is traveling to the right at \(32.2 \, \text{m/s}\) when it is hit by a bat and travels the opposite direction at \(72.2 \, \text{m/s}\). The bat hits the ball with a force of \(1,222 \, \text{N}\). What is the ball’s change in momentum and how long was the ball in contact with the bat?

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