A swimmer that pushes the water back with feet and arms
1. What will happen to the movement of the swimmer as they push the water back?
2. If the swimmer exerts 5 n of force on the water how much force does the water exert back on swimmer?
Please help
The swimmer goes forward.
if the swimmer is in constant motion, 5N. If the swimmer is accelerating, more than 5 N.
1. When a swimmer pushes the water back with their feet and arms, according to Newton's Third Law of Motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This means that as the swimmer pushes the water back, the water will push the swimmer forward.
2. To calculate the force exerted by the water on the swimmer, we can use Newton's Third Law. Since the swimmer exerts 5 N of force on the water, the water will exert an equal and opposite force back on the swimmer. Therefore, the force exerted by the water on the swimmer would also be 5 N.