How much force in Newtons is required to accelerate a 5 kg bowling ball at 2 m/s 2

Question

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Responses

3 N
3 N

2.5 N
2.5 N

10 N
10 N

7 N

Answer 1

To calculate the force required to accelerate an object, you can use Newton's second law of motion, which states that \( F = m \cdot a \), where \( F \) is the force in Newtons, \( m \) is the mass in kilograms, and \( a \) is the acceleration in meters per second squared.

For a bowling ball with a mass of 5 kg and an acceleration of 2 m/s²:

\[ F = m \cdot a = 5 , \text{kg} \cdot 2 , \text{m/s}² = 10 , \text{N} \]

Therefore, the force required to accelerate the bowling ball is 10 N.