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
(a) 40 N
(b) 0 N
(c) 60 N
(d) 20 N

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(c) 60 N

According to Newton's third law, which states that an action-reaction pair of forces are equal in magnitude, the man who weighs 40 kg will push the other man with the same force of 60 N.

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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 (a) 40 N (b) 0 N (c) 60 N (d) 20 N

(c) 60 N According to Newton's third law, which states that an action-reaction pair of forces are equal in magnitude, the man who weighs 40 kg will push the other man with the same force of 60 N.

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
(a) 40 N
(b) 0 N
(c) 60 N
(d) 20 N

(c) 60 N

According to Newton's third law, which states that an action-reaction pair of forces are equal in magnitude, the man who weighs 40 kg will push the other man with the same force of 60 N.