A bowling ball rolls down the alley and hits a pin. Compare the force exerted by

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A bowling ball rolls down the alley and hits a pin. Compare the force exerted by the ball on the pin to the force exerted by the pin on the ball during the collision between the ball and the pin. Which of the following best describe the situation?A. The magnitudes of the forces are equal.B. The bowling ball obviously applies a larger force on the pin because the pin moves.C. The forces are directed in the same direction, that is why the pin moves.D. The directions of the forces are opposite because the surfaces of the ball and pin push back against each other.E. The forces should be equal and opposite if the collision is perfectly elastic, but not if it is an inelastic collision.

Explanation / Answer

The answer is A for the third newton's law that say: When a body exters a force on other body the second body exters the same force but opposite in direction to the first body

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