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Author: Hugh D. Young, Roger A. Freedman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.22E
A Tennis Serve. In the fastest measured tennis serve, the ball left the racquet at 73.14 m/s. A served tennis ball is typically in contact with (lie racquet for 30.0 ms and starts from rest. Assume constant acceleration. (a) What was the ball’s acceleration during this serve? (b) How far did the ball travel during the serve?
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