Q. 7 A small car is pushing a large t... [FREE SOLUTION]

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Chapter 7: Q. 7 (page 176)

A small car is pushing a large truck. They are speeding up. Is the force of the truck on the car larger than, smaller than, or equal to the force of the car on the truck?

Short Answer

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The force of the truck on the car is equal to the force of the car on the truck.

Step by step solution

Given information

A small car is pushing a large truck while they are speeding up.

Explanation

This problem can be explained with the help of Newton's Laws of motion.

According to Newton's third law of motion, "to every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction".

The two forces (force of the truck on the car and the force of the car on the truck ) act as an action-reaction pair. So, they are equal.

Since, whenever a body exerts a force on another body then an equal and opposite force is exerted on the first body by another body. Action and reaction force are created simultaneously in pairs.

Final answer

The force of the truck on the car is equal to the force of the car on the truck and the acceleration of the car or the truck is the result of net force on them . Whenever a body exerts a force on another body then an equal and opposite force is exerted on the first body by another body. Action and reaction forces do not act on the same body.