American Curriculum
The fastest tennis service by a man is 246.2 km/hr by Andy Roddick of the United States of America during a match in London in 2004. Calculate the ball’s momentum if it has a mass of 58 g.
Given data here are,
velocity , v= 246.2 km/ hr = 246.2 x 1000/ 3600 m/s
v = 2462/36 m/s = 68.388 m/s
mass, m = 58g = 0.058kg
therefore momentum p is
p = m x v
p = 0.058 x 68.388
p = 3.966 kgm/s