A uniformly moving cricket ball is turned back by hitting it with a bat for a very short time interval. Show the variation of its acceleration by taking acceleration in the backward direction as positive.
When we hit a ball with a bat, the acceleration of the ball decreases, till its velocity becomes zero. Hence, the acceleration will be in the backward direction. After the velocity of the ball has been decreased to zero, it increases in the forward direction. Thus, the acceleration will be negative in the forward direction.