A tennis player hits the ball with her racket. Compare the force exerted by the

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A tennis player hits the ball with her racket. Compare the force exerted by the racket on the ball to that exerted by the ball on the racket during the collision between the racket and the ball. Which of the following is correct?

The force exerted by the racket on the ball is bigger than the force exerted by the ball to the racket.

The two forces are equal and opposite only at the moment when the ball begins to contact the racket.

The two forces are equal and opposite only at the moment right before the ball leaves the racket.

The two forces are equal and opposite at all the times the ball and the racket are in contact.

The force exerted by the racket on the ball is smaller than the force exerted by the ball to the racket

Explanation / Answer

"The two forces are equal and opposite at all the times the ball and the racket are in contact".
every instant as long as the ball is in contact with the racket according to newtons 3rd law the amount of impulse taken by the ball (at ever instant) will be received as a reaction by the racket in the opposite direction.

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