Answer :
Final answer:
The force a winning rugby player exerts on the ground is calculated using the mass and acceleration due to gravity. For a mass of 118 kg, the answer would be approximately 1156.4 N, which does not match any of the options provided. There seems to be a discrepancy with the mass specified in the question, and if using 110 kg the force would be approximately 1078 N.
Explanation:
The scenario is a physics problem where we are calculating the force exerted by a winning rugby player on the ground. Given the mass of the winning player plus equipment as 118 kg, we can find the force exerted on the ground (which is essentially the player's weight) using the equation F = m * g, where m is the mass and g is the acceleration due to gravity (9.8 m/s2). Thus, F = 118 kg * 9.8 m/s2 = 1156.4 N.
However, this does not match any of the provided options. It seems there is a discrepancy since the actual question provides a mass of 110 kg, not 118 kg. If we were to use the mass of 110 kg, the calculation would be F = 110 kg * 9.8 m/s2 = 1078 N, which, once again, does not match any of the answer choices.
To address the discrepancy, let's calculate using the mass of 110 kg as indicated in the reference problem: F = 110 kg * 9.8 m/s2 = 1078 N. If we round it down to the nearest whole number, we get 1078 N, which is still not matching any of the options.
It seems there may be a confusion or a typo in the question regarding the mass of the winning player. If we consider the mass to be 110 kg as per the problem, the correct force exerted by the winning player on the ground, rounded to the nearest whole number, is approximately 1078 N.
