Question

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compare the forces if the light truck is standing still when the car hits it.

1. the truck exerts the same amount of force on the car as the car exerts on the truck.
2. the truck exerts a greater amount of force on the car than the car exerts on the truck.
3. the car exerts a greater amount of force on the truck than the truck exerts on the car.
4. not enough information is given to pick one of the answers.
5. none of the answers correctly describes the situation.
6. neither exerts a force on the other; the car gets smashed simply because it is in the way of the truck.

Explanation:

According to Newton's third - law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. When the car hits the stationary truck, the force exerted by the car on the truck is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force exerted by the truck on the car.

Answer:

1. The truck exerts the same amount of force on the car as the car exerts on the truck.