University Physics Volume 2
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Chapter 2, Problem 35P
A person hits a tennis ball with a mass of 0.058 kg against a wall. The average component of the ball's velocity perpendicular to the wall is 11 m/s, and the ball hits the wall every 2.1 s on average, rebounding with the opposite perpendicular velocity component. (a) What is the average force exerted on the wall? (b) If the part of the wall the person hits has an area of 3.0 m2, what is the average pressure on that area?
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