Question: As a baseball is being caught, its speed along the forward direction drops from 30 m/s to 0 m/s in about 0.05 s. Its mass

As a baseball is being caught, its speed along the forward direction drops from 30 m/s to 0 m/s in about 0.05 s. Its mass is 0.1 kg. What is the size of the net external force acting on it? Assuming forward direction is positive and backward direction is negative.

(A) -1500 N

(B) -60 N

(C) 1500 N

(D) 60 N

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