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Chapter 10 Problem 77PP

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Problem 77PP

Tennis Ball Testing

A tennis ball bouncing on a hard surface compresses and then rebounds. The details of the rebound are specified in tennis regulations. Tennis balls, to be acceptable for tournament play, must have a mass of 57.5 g. When dropped from a height of 2.5 m onto a concrete surface, a ball must rebound to a height of 1.4 m. During impact, the ball compresses by approximately 6 mm.

The ball’s kinetic energy just after the bounce is less than just before the bounce. In what form does this lost energy end up?

A. Elastic potential energy

B. Gravitational potential energy

C. Thermal energy

D. Rotational kinetic energy

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Title College Physics 12 
Author Randall D. Knight
ISBN 9780321595492

Solved: Tennis Ball TestingA tennis ball bouncing on a

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