Asked by ben hen

A tennis player hits a ball with a racket. How do the racket and the ball act on each other?(1 point)

The racket exerts more force than the ball but in the opposite direction.

The racket and the ball exert forces on each other with equal strength and in the same direction.

The racket exerts less force than the ball but in the opposite direction.

The racket and the ball exert forces on each other with equal strength and in opposite directions.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The racket and the ball exert forces on each other with equal strength and in opposite directions.

(According to Newton's third law: for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The forces are equal in magnitude but cause different accelerations because the racket and ball have different masses and contact times.)