Question

A bowling ball has a mass of 7.2 kg and a weight of 70.6 N. It moves down the bowling alley at 1 m/s and strikes a pin with a force of 15.0 N. What is the force that the pin exerts on the bowling ball?

7.2 N
15.0 N
70.6 N
85.6 N

Answer 1

the answer is 15.0N its explained in newtons third law hope this helps:)

Answer 2

15.0 N

Step-by-step explanation:

Netwon's third law states that:

"When an object A exerts a force on another object B, object B exerts an equal and opposite force on object A"

In this case, the bowling ball is our object A while the pin is the object B. The bowling ball exerts a force of 15.0 N on the pin, therefore according to Newton's third law, the pin exerts a force of 15.0 N on the bowling ball.