A baseball is pitched to the left abd accelerates at a rate of 80 cm/s². It arrives at the bat with a speed of 320 cm/s and leaves with the direction of its motion reversed at a speed of 640 cm/s. Calculate the time the ball came in contact with the bat.

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A baseball is pitched to the left abd accelerates at a rate of 80 cm/s². It arrives at the bat with a speed of 320 cm/s and leaves with the direction of its motion reversed at a speed of 640 cm/s. Calculate the time the ball came in contact with the bat.
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