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The strong man will push the two initially stationary
Chapter 4, Problem 22E(choose chapter or problem)
The strong man will push the two initially stationary freight cars of equal mass apart before he himself drops straight to the ground. Is it possible for him to give either of the cars a greater speed than the other? Why or why not?
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The strong man will push the two initially stationary freight cars of equal mass apart before he himself drops straight to the ground. Is it possible for him to give either of the cars a greater speed than the other? Why or why not?
ANSWER:Solution 22E Introduction According to Newton’s third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Step 1 This is the case of pushing two freight cars of equal mass without touching the ground by a strong man. So, we can consider two cases for the same. One is, pushing both cars with same force and pushing both cars with different force. Suppose he is applying same force on both of the cars say “ F”. So, the force