The student is not correct. Hitting a tennis ball across the court involves unbalanced forces. When the racket hits the ball, it exerts a force on the ball that accelerates it in the direction of the hit. The forces are not balanced because there is a net force acting on the ball, causing it to move. Balanced forces would imply that the object is either at rest or moving at a constant velocity, which is not the case when the ball is being hit.
A student claims that hitting a tennis ball across the court is an example of balanced forces. Is he correct? (1 point)
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