A pitcher throws a 0.142-kg baseball toward the batter so that it crosses home plate horizontally and has a speed of 42

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A pitcher throws a 0.142-kg baseball toward the batter so thatit crosses home plate horizontally and has a speed of 42 m/s justbefore it makes contact with the bat. The batter then hits the ballstraight back at the pitcher with a speed of 49 m/s. Assume theball travels along the same line leaving the bat as it followedbefore contacting the bat. (a) What is the magnitude of the impulsedelivered by the bat to the baseball? (b) If the ball is in contactwith the bat for 0.0052 s, what is the magnitude of the averageforce exerted by the bat on the ball? (c) How does your answer topart (b) compare to the weight of the ball? Fav mg =