A bowling ball hits a bowling pin. The ball has a mass of 5.3 kg and accelerates at a rate of 2 m/s² backward. What is the force on the bowling pin?

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The formula to find the required force is force = mass in kg × acceleration in m/s². F=ma F = 5.3 kg x 2 m/s² F = 10.6 N The ball experiences a force from the pin of 26.5 N backward. This is why the ball slows down and accelerates in the backward direction. Because of Newton's Third Law (The mutual forces of action and reaction between two bodies are equal, opposite and collinear), the pin experiences a force of 10.6N forward due to the collision.

A Bowling Ball Hits a Bowling Pin