Answer:
3.5 Newton
Explanation:
We are given;
Mass of the ball = 140 g
Acceleration = 25 m/s²
Required to find the force;
- According to Newton's second law of motion, the resultant force on a body in motion and the rate of change in linear momentum are directly proportional.
- That is; [tex]F \alpha \frac{Mv-Mu}{t}[/tex]
- Thus; F = ma , where F is the resultant force, m is the mass and a is the acceleration.
To get the force we substitute the value of m and a in the formula;
Therefore;
F = 0.14 kg × 25 m/s²
= 3.5 N
Hence, the force needed to accelerate the ball is 3.5 N
