Question

In a basketball game, a player shoots a jump shot. What force actually causes the player to jump into the air? Question 3 options: the push of the ball on the floor the floor pushing up on the player the player pushing down on the floor the push of the floor on the ball.

Answer 1

Option B is the correct answer.

In a basketball game, a player shoots a jump shot then the floor pushes up on the player.

Newton's Third Law

Newton's third law states that when two bodies interact with each other, they apply forces to one another that are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction. The third law is also known as the law of action and reaction.

In the given situation, a player shoots a jump shot. It means that the player pushes the floor downward direction.

Newton's third law is applicable in this situation where the player pushes the floor downward direction, at the same time the floor pushes the player upward. The amount of force applied to the floor by the player is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction as compared to the force applied to the player by the floor.

Hence the option B is the correct answer.

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