While playing basketball in PE class, Michael Angelo lost his balance after making a lay-up and colliding with the padded wall behind the basket. His 56-kg body decelerated from 9.5 m/s to 0 m/s in 0.34 seconds. Determine the force acting upon Michael Angelo's body

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While playing basketball in PE class, Michael Angelo lost his balance after making a lay-up and colliding with the padded wall behind the basket. His 56-kg body decelerated from 9.5 m/s to 0 m/s in 0.34 seconds. Determine the force acting upon Michael Angelo's body.

a. F = 2354.2 N

b. F = 1564.7 N

c. F = 1897.3 N

d. F = 3564.2 N

 

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