Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Momentum and Newton's laws of motion

Momentum and Newton's laws of motion — practice question

A tennis ball with mass $55\,\text{g}$ moves horizontally at a speed of $30\,\text{m s}^{-1}$. It then strikes a wall and rebounds horizontally with a speed of $20\,\text{m s}^{-1}$. The ball remains in contact with the wall for $5.0 \times 10^{-3}\,\text{s}$. What is the average force exerted on the wall by the ball?

  • A$110\,\text{N}$
  • B$220\,\text{N}$
  • C$330\,\text{N}$
  • D$550\,\text{N}$

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