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A-LevelPhysicsDynamicsMay/June 2018Paper 1 Q81 Mark

A tennis ball of mass 55g is travelling horizontally with a speed of 30ms⁻¹. The ball makes contact with a wall before rebounding in the horizontal direction with a speed of 20 ms⁻¹. The ball is in contact with the wall for a time of 5.0 × 10⁻³s. What is the average force exerted on the wall by the ball?

A110 N
B220 N
C330 N
D550 N

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This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Physics (9702) May/June 2018 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Dynamics and is worth 1 mark.

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