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A tennis racket strikes a tennis ball with a force of 100 N. With what force

does the ball strike the racket? *

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Answer:

-100N

Step-by-step explanation:

Newton's third law of motion states that to every force exerted on one body, there is an equal and opposite force. This means that if object A exerts an ACTION force on B, there is a force called REACTION FORCE, which is equal and opposite, exerted on A by B.

The action and reaction forces are equal in size/magnitude but opposite in direction. In this case where a tennis racket strikes a tennis ball with a force (action force) of 100N, the ball will strike the racket with a reaction force of -100N.

F(RB) = -F(BR)

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