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?

PINK: 50 N
YELLOW: 25 N
PURPLE: 5.0 N
GREEN: impossible to determin
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