Given Information: Â
Mass of tennis ball = m = 64.9 g
Contact time = Δt = 2.70 ms
Force = F = at - bt²
a = 1200 N/ms
b = 370 N/ms²
Assuming that a and b is given as newton per milliseconds
Required Information: Â
Velocity of the ball = Vf = ? Â
Answer: Â
Vf = 22.496 m/s
Explanation: Â
The change in momentum of the ball is given by
Δp = -FΔt
Lets first find out the force acting on the tennis ball
F = aΔt - bΔt²
F = (1200)(2.70) - (370)(2.70)²
F = 542.7 N
Δp =  542.7*0.0027
Δp = 1.46 N.s
Δp = mVf - mVi
initial velocity is zero
Vf = Δp/m
Vf = 1.46/0.0649
Vf = 22.496 m/s
Therefore, the speed of the ball is 22.496 m/s