Despite a very strong wind, a tennis player manages to hit a tennis ball with her

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racquet? so that the ball passes over the net and lands
in her opponent’s court.
Consider the following forces:
1. A downward force of gravity,
2. A force by the hit, and
3. A force exerted by the air.
Which of the above forces is (are) acting on
the tennis ball after it has left contact with
the racquet and before it touches the ground?
1. 1, 2, and 3.
2. 1 and 3.
3. 1 and 2.
4. 1 only.
5. 2 and 3
 
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