A 6 kg bowling ball is accelerated at a rate of 2.3 m/s² down the lane. How much force was necessary to produce this acceleratio

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jolli1 [7]

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A 6 kg bowling ball is accelerated at a rate of 2.3 m/s² down the lane. How much force was necessary to produce this acceleratio

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ira [324] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-17T03:32:57+03:00

ira [324]3 years ago

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According to Newton's 2nd law of motion:
F = m * a where F is the force applied in Newtons, m is the mass of the object in kg, and a is the acceleration of the object in m/ $s^{2}$ .
Therefore the force applied in this situation is simply:
F = 6 kg * 2.3 m/ $s^{2}$ = 13.8 N
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