Question

What amount of force needs to be applied to a 20 kg bowling ball to give it an acceleration of 5 m/s2? Bubble your answer on your bubble sheet.

Answer 1

Answer: 100N

Explanation: Given parameters:

Mass of the bowling ball = 20kg

Acceleration = 5m/s²

Unknown:

Amount of force applied = ?

Solution:

To solve this problem, we apply newton's second law of motion.

Force = mass x acceleration

Now insert the parameters and solve;

Force = 20 x 5 = 100N