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Solved: You push a heavy car by hand. The car, in turn,
Chapter 4, Problem 48TAE(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
You push a heavy car by hand. The car, in turn, pushes back with an opposite but equal force on you. Doesn’t this mean that the forces cancel each other, making acceleration impossible? Why or why not?
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QUESTION:
You push a heavy car by hand. The car, in turn, pushes back with an opposite but equal force on you. Doesn’t this mean that the forces cancel each other, making acceleration impossible? Why or why not?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
When we are pushing a heavy car by hand, we are exerting a force on the car. A car reacts and now also exerting a force on our hands equal in magnitude but opposite in direction.