A tennis ball is thrown at 25 m/s on a day when the wind speed is 0 m/s.  What is the drag force acting on the tennis ball if the coefficient of drag is 0.4 and the reference area is 0.005 m2? The density of air is 1.2 kg/m3.

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A tennis ball is thrown at 25 m/s on a day when the wind speed is 0 m/s.  What is the drag force acting on the tennis ball if the coefficient of drag is 0.4 and the reference area is 0.005 m2?

The density of air is 1.2 kg/m3.

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Equation to find the drag force acting on the tennis ball.

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