Force Challenge Problem

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There is a tennis match on the indoor courts at Rumsey Hall between Arnold and Jordan.

Jordan
hit the serve. The ball that had a mass of 0.5658 grams. I accelerated from 24 km/h to 33 km/h
in 3 seconds. Arnold hit the ball, and 4 seconds later, the ball hit the net. Meanwhile, at the
local airport, a plane took off at 300 km/h. It took 0.3 hours to reach a cruising altitude of
853,440 cm. The plane landed after traveling at a constant speed of 1,000 km/h. When it
reached cruising altitude, it flew 2,500 miles before landing, which took 0.3 hours.

1. How much force acted on the ball on the serve?


2. What was the acceleration on the return?
3. What was the acceleration of the plane?
4. How long was the plane at a cruising altitude?
1. 0.1731N
2. -8.25 m/s/s
3. 15m/s/s
4. 2 hours and 54 minutes

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