A 65.25 kg person holding a steel ball stands motionless on a frozen lake. The person then throws the ball, which propels the person at 1.25 m/s to the
right and the ball 4.05 m/s to the left. If the initial momentum of the system is
zero, what is the mass of the steel ball?
A. 16.11 kg
B. 4.03 kg
C. 3.24 kg
D. 20.14 kg

force is mass*acceleration.

we have a very small mass: 11.4*0.001 kg

if we want 0.035n of force, we need an acceleration:

0.035 = 11.4*0.001*a

a = 0.035/(11.4*0.001) m/s^2

answer would be letter choice (a),   a ball resting on a shelf. would be another example of potential energy   >   stored energy > not moving.

a ball spinning on a finger   >   kinetic energy > moving energy

a ball rolling on the ground   >   kinetic energy   > moving energy

a   ball flying through the air   > kinetic energy   >   moving energy

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