6. Intro to Forces (Dynamics)
Newton's Third Law & Action-Reaction Pairs
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- Multiple Choice
Which of the options is NOT an action-reaction pair in the following situation? A book slides across the floor, slowing down due to friction.
2057views36rank - Multiple ChoiceTaylor (150 lbs.) and Josh (200 lbs.) are standing on frictionless ice. Taylor pushes on Josh. During the push which person exerts the greater force on the other?544views
- Multiple ChoiceTaylor (150 lbs.) and Josh (200 lbs.) are standing on frictionless ice. Taylor pushes on Josh. During the push who experiences the greater magnitude of acceleration?614views
- Multiple ChoiceA book is at rest on a horizontal table. The main forces acting on the book are the normal force from the table and the weight of the book. What is the best description of Newton's third law reaction force to the weight?1665views
- Textbook Question
Boxes and are in contact on a horizontal, frictionless surface (Fig. E). Box has mass kg and box has mass kg. A horizontal force of N is exerted on box . What is the magnitude of the force that box exerts on box ?
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World-class sprinters can accelerate out of the starting blocks with an acceleration that is nearly horizontal and has magnitude m/s2. How much horizontal force must a -kg sprinter exert on the starting blocks to produce this acceleration? Which body exerts the force that propels the sprinter: the blocks or the sprinter herself?
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A small car of mass kg is pushing a large truck of mass kg due east on a level road. The car exerts a horizontal force of N on the truck. What is the magnitude of the force that the truck exerts on the car?
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An 85 kg cheerleader stands on a scale that reads in kg. What does the scale read if the 85 kg cheerleader lifts the 50 kg cheerleader upward with an acceleration of 2.0 m/s²?
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