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?

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?

anonymous · Answer

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.
 
 C.
The force of the tennis racket on the tennis ball is less in magnitude and in the same direction as the force the tennis ball exerted on the tennis racket.
 
 D.
The force of the tennis racket on the tennis ball is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force the tennis ball exerted on the tennis racket.

megankeeping · Answer

Newton's Third Law of Motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. You can probably work out the answer from this :)

anonymous · Answer

Not really

anonymous · Answer

a or d

megankeeping · Answer

look at the words EQUAL and OPPOSITE :)