Question

Which of the following provides the best example of Newton's third law of motion?

Select the correct answer.

Blowing up a balloon and letting it go quickly makes the balloon fall to the ground immediately.

A person pushes down a path when walking, pushing the path into the ground.

A bicycle moves forward while being pedaled at a constant rate.

A baseball bat moves back toward the catcher after hitting a ball to center field.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

A baseball bat moves back toward the catcher after hitting a ball to center field.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

I apologize for the confusion. The correct answer is: A person pushes down a path when walking, pushing the path into the ground. This example demonstrates Newton's third law of motion because the person exerts a downward force on the path, and in response, the path exerts an equal and opposite upward force on the person.