(Solved): 1. In the lawn-game of Croquet, a long-handled, wooden mallet is used to strike a wooden ball which ...

1. In the lawn-game of Croquet, a long-handled, wooden mallet is used to strike a wooden ball which rolls through the grass toward a small, wire gate called a wicket. Suppose a croquet ball and experiences the force shown in the graph, below left. The mass of a croquet ball is 450 grams. a. Calculate the impulse delivered by this force. b. Calculate the average magnitude of the force during the impact. c. Calculate the speed of the ball immediately after the impulse ends.