Bat Force Direction
Classical Mechanics
Level
2
A cricketer holds the bat after scoring a century. What is the direction of the total force he exerts on the bat?
Parallel to the bat
Perpendicular to the bat
Vertically upwards
Parallel to his hand
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1 solution
The force is upward because, in this case, he is exerting the normal force relative to gravity, and that is what is holding the bat up. The normal force is always opposite to the original, so the force he is applying is in the direction opposite to gravity, namely upward.