Question

Suppose you hit a 0.058-kgkg tennis ball so that the ball then moves with an acceleration of 10 m/s2m/s2. If you were to hit a basketball of mass 0.58 kgkg with the same force, what would the acceleration aaa of the basketball be?

Answer 1

1 m/s2

Step-by-step explanation:

The force on a body ( which is a pull or push) is given by the formula

F = Ma

where F is the force, a is the acceleration and M the mass of the body

Therefore, given that the same force is applied to both bodies,

0.058 × 10 = 0.58 × a

a = 0.058 × 10/0.58

a = 1 m/s2

The acceleration of the basketball will be 1 m/s2.