Question

If the action force is the swimmer pushing water in the leftward direction, what is the reaction force?

Answer 1

• According to Newton's Third Law of Motion, to every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction; action and reaction act on different bodies.
• Here, the action force is in the leftward direction, so the reaction will be in the opposite direction.
• If the action force is the swimmer pushing water in the leftward direction, then the reaction force is in the rightward direction.
• And the reaction force will be given by the water on the swimmer.

Answer:

The reaction force is the water pushing the swimmer in the rightward direction.

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