A baseball has a mass of 145 g. A bat exerts a force of 18,400 N on the ball. What is the acceleration of the ball?

Convert the baseball’s mass to kilograms: 145 g = 0.145 kg. Using Newton’s second law, a = F ÷ m = 18,400 N ÷ 0.145 kg ≈ 126,897 m/s², or 1.27 × 10⁵ m/s². The correct choice is C, 1.27 × 10⁵ m/s².

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