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

Momentum and Newton's laws of motion — practice question

A snooker ball with a mass of $200\,\text{g}$ strikes the cushion of a snooker table at right angles, moving at a speed of $14.0\,\text{m s}^{-1}$. It bounces back with one half of its original speed. The ball remains in contact with the cushion for $0.60\,\text{s}$. What is the average force exerted on the ball by the cushion?

  • A$2.3\,\text{N}$
  • B$7.0\,\text{N}$
  • C$2300\,\text{N}$
  • D$7000\,\text{N}$

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