Question

Kart chooses a bowling ball with a mass of 4.75 kg. When Karl throws the ball, it's acceleration is 1.5m/s² Show your work to calculate the force on the ball. (2 points)

Answer 1

To calculate the force on the bowling ball, we can use Newton's second law of motion, which is given by the formula:

\[
F = m \cdot a
\]

where:
- \( F \) is the force,
- \( m \) is the mass of the object,
- \( a \) is the acceleration.

Given:
- Mass of the bowling ball, \( m = 4.75 \) kg
- Acceleration, \( a = 1.5 \) m/s²

Now, substitute the values into the formula:

\[
F = 4.75 \, \text{kg} \cdot 1.5 \, \text{m/s}^2
\]

Now, let's calculate it:

\[
F = 4.75 \times 1.5 = 7.125 \, \text{N}
\]

Therefore, the force on the ball is:

\[
\mathbf{F = 7.125 \, \text{N}}
\]

If you need to express this in a more standard format, you could round it to:

\[
\mathbf{F \approx 7.13 \, \text{N}}
\]