A tennis player swings and hits the ball away. How does the force of the tennis racket affect the motion of the ball?(1 point)

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It does not change the speed or the direction of the ball.

It changes the speed of the ball but not the direction.

It changes the direction of the ball but not the speed.

It changes both the direction and the speed of the ball.

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The correct response is:

It changes both the direction and the speed of the ball.

When a tennis player hits the ball with a racket, the force exerted by the racket on the ball alters both its speed (by giving it momentum) and its direction (by the angle at which the racket strikes the ball).

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