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A 60 kg man pushes a 40 kg man by a force of 60 N. The 40 kg man has pushed the other man with a force of:

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40 N
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60 N
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20 N
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Solution

The correct option is B 60 N
Newton's third law: To every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. So when 60 kg man exerts a force of 60 N on 40 kg man, 40 kg man also exerts the same force of 60 N on the 60 kg man.

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