A golf ball is at rest on the grass when a golfer walks up and applies 10 N of force to it. There is 2 N of friction, resulting in 8 N of net force. What will happen to the ball?

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4 January, 09:38

A golf ball is at rest on the grass when a golfer walks up and applies 10 N of force to it. There is 2 N of friction, resulting in 8 N of net force. What will happen to the ball?

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Micah Nielsen · Answer 1

Newton's law states that: "A body will remain in its state of rest or motion until an external force is applied to it".

Based on this, the ball which was at rest will change its state and move as a result of the net force that is applied on it (8 newtons). The direction of motion of the ball will be the same as the direction of the applied force.