A 64 kg baseball player jumps into the air throws a 151 g baseball directly eastward with a force of 8.4 N. What is the acceleration of the player? 0.13 m/s2 to the east 0.13 m/s2 to the west 0.42 m/s2 to the west 0.42 m/s2 to the east

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A 64 kg baseball player jumps into the air throws a 151 g baseball directly eastward with a force of 8.4 N. What is the acceleration of the player?
 
0.13 m/s2 to the east
 
0.13 m/s2 to the west
 
0.42 m/s2 to the west
 
0.42 m/s2 to the east

 

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Mass of baseball player = 64 kg
Mass of base ball = 51 g
force applied on baseball = 8.4 N
 
We have to calculate the acceleration of the player.
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