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Question
A high school athlete is in the weight room training for wrestling season. He is trying to bench press a bar loaded with 100 kg. How much force must he exert to lift the loaded bar and overcome the force of gravity?
Remember that a= 9.8 m/s 2
.(1 point)
Responses

10.2 N
10.2 N

980 N
980 N

9800 N
9800 N

109.8 N

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Force = m·g = 100 kg × 9.8 m/s² = 980 N.
So he must exert 980 N upward to overcome gravity.