A squash ball hits a wall at a 45° angle as shown in Fig.

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A squash ball hits a wall at a \(45^\circ\) angle as shown in Fig. 7-30. What is the direction (a) of the change in momentum of the ball, (b) of the force on the wall?

                                                 

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QUESTION:

A squash ball hits a wall at a \(45^\circ\) angle as shown in Fig. 7-30. What is the direction (a) of the change in momentum of the ball, (b) of the force on the wall?

                                                 

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(a)

The horizontal component of the velocity of ball before collision with wall is calculated as,

                                                                    

Here,  is the velocity of the ball.

The horizontal component of the velocity of ball after collision with wall is calculated as,

                                                                    

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