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Chapter 10, Problem 78PP

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Problem 78PP

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.

By approximately what percent does the kinetic energy decrease?

A. 35%

B. 45%

C. 55%

D. 65%

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