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question 16 a firefighter feels the water hose pushing backwards onto h…

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question 16 a firefighter feels the water hose pushing backwards onto him as he uses it to put out a fire. what is the most likely cause of this? the force exerted on the water equals the mass of the water times acceleration since the hose it at rest it tends to stay at rest the escaping water exerts an equal and opposite force on the hose the hose material is very elastic

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

Según la tercera ley de Newton, para cada fuerza de acción hay una fuerza de reacción igual y opuesta. Cuando el agua sale del manguera, ejerce una fuerza sobre el manguero en dirección opuesta a la del flujo de agua.

Answer:

The escaping water exerts an equal and opposite force on the hose