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Two bowling balls of different masses collide while accelerating at 1.875 ms2
. The first ball, rolling to the right, weighs 7 kg. The second ball, rolling to the left, weighs 4 kg. What force does the bowling ball weighing 7 kg exert on the bowling ball weighing 4 kg?(1 point)
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13.125 N to the right
13.125 N to the right

3.73 N to the right
3.73 N to the right

8.875 N to the right
8.875 N to the right

7.5 N to the left
7.5 N to the left
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
F = m a = 4.0 kg × 1.875 m/s² = 7.50 N. The 7 kg ball pushes the 4 kg ball to the right (opposite the 4 kg's leftward motion).