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Calculating linear momentum and change in momentum

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Problem

A tennis player hits a ball and gives it a change in momentum of 3.3kgms over 5.0ms.
What is the magnitude of the net force on the tennis ball?
Round answer to two significant digits.
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
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