College Physics: Explore And Apply, Volume 2 (2nd Edition)
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Chapter 2, Problem 48P
Tennis serve The fastest server in women’s tennis is Sabine Lisicki, who recorded a serve of 131 ml/h (211 km/h) in 2014. If her racket pushed on the ball for a distance of 0.10m, what was the average acceleration of the ball during her serve? What was the time interval for the racket-ball contact?
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