A soft tennis ball is dropped onto a hard floor from a height of 1.90 m and rebounds to a height of 1.51 m. (Assume that the positive direction is upward.)(a) Calculate its velocity just before it strikes the floor. m/s (b) Calculate its velocity just after it leaves the floor on its way back up. m/s (c) Calculate its acceleration during contact with the floor if that contact lasts 3.50 ms. m/s2 (d) How much did the ball compress during its collision with the floor, assuming the floor is absolutely rigid?

A soft tennis ball is dropped onto a hard floor from a height of 1.90 m and rebounds to a height of 1.51 m. (Assume that the positive direction is upward.)(a) Calculate its velocity just before it strikes the floor. m/s (b) Calculate its velocity just after it leaves the floor on its way back up. m/s (c) Calculate its acceleration during contact with the floor if that contact lasts 3.50 ms. m/s2 (d) How much did the ball compress during its collision with the floor, assuming the floor is absolutely rigid?

College Physics

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

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Chapter2: Motion In One Dimension

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Problem 9CQ: Consider the following combinations of signs and values for the velocity and acceleration of a...

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