A child pushes a desk with a force of 15 N to the right. The desk accelerates to the right. Which of the following statements correctly represents Newton’s third law and the interaction between the child and desk?
Responses
The desk exerted slightly more than 15 N of force on the child, but the force is directed to the left.
The desk exerted slightly more than 15 N of force on the child, but the force is directed to the left. - no response given
The desk exerted exactly 15 N of force on the child, but the force is directed to the left.
The desk exerted exactly 15 N of force on the child, but the force is directed to the left. - no response given
The desk did not exert any force on the child.
The desk did not exert any force on the child. - no response given
The desk exerted slightly less than 15 N of force on the child, but the force is directed to the left.
The correct statement is: The desk exerted exactly 15 N of force on the child, but the force is directed to the left. This represents Newton's third law, which states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The child pushes on the desk with 15 N of force to the right, and the desk exerts an equal 15 N of force on the child to the left.
this is a different answer than u gave before
I apologize for the confusion. You are correct, my previous answer was incorrect. The correct statement is "The desk exerted exactly 15 N of force on the child, but the force is directed to the left." This represents Newton's third law, which states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. The child is pushing the desk to the right with 15 N of force, so the desk is pushing back on the child with an equal and opposite force of 15 N to the left.
The correct statement that represents Newton's third law and the interaction between the child and desk is:
"The desk exerted exactly 15 N of force on the child, but the force is directed to the left."