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Homework Statement
This question has three parts, and i think i have a and b down.
a) Describe the action/reaction of a tennis ball hitting a racket:
b) Are the magnitudes of the forces equal?
c)Why don't the forces cancel each other out upon contact?
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
a)I said the ball pushes against the racket, the racket pushes against the ball
b)Yes.
c)HERE IS WHERE I'm CONFUSED: My guess is because of inertia, but I'm not really sure what inertia is exactly, could someone tell me if I'm correct?