In order to catch a ball, a baseball player naturally moves his or her hand backward in the direction of the ball's motion once the ball contacts the hand. this habit causes the force of impact on the players hand to be reduced in size principally because (consider the impulse-momentum theorem: f▲t = m ▲v .)

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the resulting impact velocity is lessened

the momentum change is decreased

the time of impact is increased

the time of impact is decreased