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PhysicsCollege PhysicsA well-thrown ball is caught in a well-padded mitt. If the deceleration of the ball is 2.10 × 10 4 m/s 2 , and 1.85 ms ( 1 m s = 10 − 3 s ) elapses from the time the ball first touches the mitt until it stops, what was the initial velocity of the ball?

A well-thrown ball is caught in a well-padded mitt. If the deceleration of the ball is 2.10 × 10 4 m/s 2 , and 1.85 ms ( 1 m s = 10 − 3 s ) elapses from the time the ball first touches the mitt until it stops, what was the initial velocity of the ball?

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A well-thrown ball is caught in a well-padded mitt. If the deceleration of the ball is 2.10 × 10 4 m/s2, and 1.85 ms ( 1   m s = 10 − 3   s ) elapses from the time the ball first touches the mitt until it stops, what was the initial velocity of the ball?

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