A 71 kg baseball player jumps straight up to catch a line drive.
If the 140 g ball is moving horizontally at 29 m/s, and the catch is made when the ballplayer is at the highest point of his leap, what is his speed immediately after stopping the ball?
Known variables:
(player) m1= 71 kg
(ball) m2 = 140 g or .140 kg
v1= 0
v2= 29 m/s
m1v1+m2v2=(m1+m2)v
(71)v1 + (.140 x 29) = (71 + .140)
(71*0)+(.140*29)=(71+.140)v
4.06=71.14v
v=.057 m/s
conversion:
.052*100
v= 5.2 cm/s
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