Paul Konerko hit a 135 m grand slam in Game 2 of the World Series. He did 3,245 J of work. With what force did he hit the ball?

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Answer 1 · 2018-02-22T19:53:33

Work = Force * Distance

So, 3245J = F*135m

Then #F={3245{Kgm^2}/s^2}/{135m}#

I'll let you finish the problem

Answer 2 · 2018-02-23T04:45:46

I got approximately #24.1 \ "N"#.

We need to use the work equation here, which states that:

#W=F*d#

Since we are solving for force, we might as well rearrange the equation into

#F=W/d#

Plugging in the given values, we get

#F=(3245 \ "J")/(135 \ "m")~~24.1 \ "N"#