A baseball catcher is performing a stunt for a television commercial. He will catch a baseball with

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A baseball catcher is performing a stunt for a television commercial. He will catch a baseball with mass m = 173 g, dropped from rest at a height y = 62 m above his glove. The glove brings the ball to a complete stop in time t glove = 0.085 seconds after the ball hits the glove.

part a. Use your understanding of kinematic equations to use a formula for the time that the ball is falling before it hits the glove, t flight. Use variables from the problem statement alongside g for the acceleration due to gravity to write the equation.

part b. What is the amount of time t flight in seconds the ball takes to hit the glove after it is dropped?

part c. What equation should be used for the speed of the ball vg just before it hits the glove. Use g for the acceleration due to gravity and t flight for the time it takes for the ball to hit the glove after it is dropped.

part d. Find the speed of the ball vg in meters per second at the moment it first touches the glove.

part e. Considering the amount of time t glove it took for the glove to stop the ball, find the magnitude of the net force on the ball in newtons while it is in the glove.