Question

If the force of a golf club on a golf ball is 200 N forward, what will the force of the ball on the club be?














A.

200 N forward











B.

200 N backward











C.

400 N forward











D.

400 N backward
please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

@Blueskys Surely the golf ball would move even if it exerted and equal and opposite reaction since when we use Newton's Second Law, we only take into account the forces ON the ball, not the forces that the ball exerts. So we'd get 200 = ma rather 200-200 = ma.

Answer 2

@bfsgd I'm finding it hard to understand, I keep imaging the scenario where a ball is hit by the club at 200N and all that energy is transferred into the ball which moves away. But the ball has absorbed all the energy provided by the club so that the ball doesn't apply any force on the club.

Answer 3

the answer I provided seems incorrect that is certain

Answer 4

for Newton's Second Law.

Answer 5

My physics isn't great so I tend to just work with what the equations say if I'm honest!

Answer 6

The question asks "...what will the force of the ball on the club be?"
does the ball apply a force on the club?

Answer 7

@bfsgd Ahh yes, since the ball completely absorbs all the energy of the club, the club must come to a stop, as such it applies 200N backwards

Answer 8

Yes it has to. An equal and opposite one.

Answer 9

my bad