When you catch a fast-moving baseball, your hands hurts less if you move it in the direction of the ball because a) the ball changes momentum more slowly b) the force applied is smaller c) you decrease the impulse required to stop the ball d) two of A, B, and C e) all of A, B, and C

A 156-gram baseball is hit toward the left by a bat. The magnitude of the force the bat exerts on the ball as a function of time is shown in (Figure 1). -magnitude of impulse = 12 N*s -Magnitude of the ball's velocity when it is at rest = 77 m/s a)what is the magnitude of the ball's velocity after it is hit if it is initially moving to the right at 31 m/s  b)what is the direction of this velocity?

I need to calculate initial and final momentum for 2 runs and then the change in momentum.  the mass of the object is .3 kg  initial velocity of run 1 is -.5 m/s and final velocity is .13 m/s initial velocity of run 2 is -.4 m/s and final velocity is .8 m/s   please show/explain how to solve for this

A 156-gram baseball is hit toward the left by a bat. The magnitude of the force the bat exerts on the ball as a function of time is shown in (Figure 1). a) find the magnitude of the impulse that the bat impart to the ball (N*s) b)Find the direction of the impulse that the bat imparts to the ball c)Find the magnitude of the ball's velocity just after it is hit by the bat if the ball is initially at rest d)find the direction of the ball's velocity just after it is hit by the bat if the ball is initially at rest e)find the magnitude of the ball's velocity just after it is hit by the bat if the ball is initially moving to the right at 31 m/s  f)Find the direction of the ball's velocity just after it is hit by the bat if the ball is initially moving to the right at 31.0 m/s.