A tennis player receives a shot with the ball (0.0600 kg) traveling horizontally at 56.0 m/s and returns the shot with the ball traveling horizontally at 44.0 m/s in the opposite direction. What is the impulse delivered to the ball by the racket?

It equals the change in momentum. Since the direction changes 180 degrees, you add the initial and final momentum magnitudes.

Impulse = (0.06)(56 + 44)

Keep three significant figures.

To find the impulse delivered to the ball by the racket, we can use the formula:

Impulse = change in momentum

Momentum is given by the product of mass and velocity. In this case, the mass of the ball is 0.0600 kg.

Initially, the ball is traveling horizontally with a velocity of 56.0 m/s. So, the initial momentum of the ball is:

Initial momentum = mass × initial velocity
= 0.0600 kg × 56.0 m/s

Next, the ball is returned with a velocity of 44.0 m/s in the opposite direction. So, the final momentum of the ball is:

Final momentum = mass × final velocity
= 0.0600 kg × (-44.0 m/s)

Note that the final velocity is negative since the ball is traveling in the opposite direction.

Now, we can calculate the change in momentum:

Change in momentum = Final momentum - Initial momentum

Finally, the impulse delivered to the ball by the racket is equal to the change in momentum.

To get the numerical answer, you can plug in the values into the above equations and perform the calculations.