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A 0.14-kg baseball with an initial speed of 28 m/s rebounds with a speed of 34 m/s after being struck with a bat. If the duration of contact between ball and bat was 2.1 ms, what was the average force between ball and bat? I need to see each step and formula to solve this question.

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The solution provides step-by-step instructions on how to solve the problem using Newton second law.

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We know the Newton second law:
F=ma
where F=force (N)
m=mass ...

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