Question

mike wants to experiment with newtons third law of motion. he decides to push his truck without starting the engine and manages to get it moving slowly.
which statement describes the forces involved in his experiment?
○a mike is exerting a larger force on the truck than the truck exerts on mike.
○b mike is exerting a smaller force on the truck than the truck exerts on mike.
○c mike is exerting a force on the truck, but the truck is not exerting a force on mike.
○d mike is exerting the same amount of force on the truck as the truck is exerting on him.

Explanation:

Newton's Third Law of Motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. When Mike pushes the truck, he exerts a force on the truck. According to the law, the truck exerts an equal force back on Mike.

Answer:

D. Mike is exerting the same amount of force on the truck as the truck is exerting on him.