Question

A tennis player used a tennis racket to hit a tennis ball with a mass of 0.25 kg with a force of 5.25 Newtons.



How does the force the tennis racket exerted on the tennis ball compare with the force the tennis ball exerted on the tennis racket?



A.
The force of the tennis racket on the tennis ball is greater in magnitude and opposite in direction as the force the tennis ball exerted on the tennis racket.


B.
The force of the tennis racket on the tennis ball is equal in magnitude and in the same direction as the force the tennis ball exerted on the tennis racket.

Answer 1

@votick

Answer 2

Are there perhaps answers C and D for this? The force between the racket and ball would be equal, but in opposite directions. This means question A doesn't work; but question B doesn't make sense either as it states they are both in the same direction.

Answer 3

Thanks!