Question

A 20-ton truck collides with a 1500-lb car and causes a lot of damage to the car. Since a lot of damage is done on the car : Select one:
a. the force on the truck is smaller than the force on the car.
b. the truck did not slow down during the collision.
c. the force on the truck is greater then the force on the car.
d. the force on the truck is equal to the force on the car.

Answer 1

Answer:

d)

Explanation:

Newton's 3rd Law tells us that for every action we will have a reaction equal in magnitude and opposite in direction. In a collision between obects A and B this means that the force on A applied by B will be equal in magnitude than the force on B applied by A, which leaves d as the true answer and the rest as false.