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A boy pushes a wall with a force of 10 N towards east. What force is exerted by the wall on the boy?

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The force exerted by the wall on the boy will be equal and opposite to the force by the boy according to the 3^rd law of motion.

So, the force on the boy is 10 N towards west.

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