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4. a large truck and a small car collide head - on. the truck has twice…

Question

  1. a large truck and a small car collide head - on. the truck has twice the mass of the car. which experiences the greatest force of impact? (1 point)

Explanation:

Step1: Recall Newton's third law

According to Newton's third - law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. When the truck and the car collide head - on, the force exerted by the truck on the car is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force exerted by the car on the truck.

Answer:

neither, they both have the same