In-class question

At the bowling alley, the ball-feeder mechanism must exert a force to push the bowling balls up a 1.0-m long ramp. The ramp leads the balls to a chute 0.5 m above the base of the ramp. Approximately how much force must be exerted on a 5.0-kg bowling ball?

BLUE: 200 N

PINK: 50 N

YELLOW: 25 N

PURPLE: 5.0 N

GREEN: impossible to determin

 




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