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Consider a porter standing on a platform with a suitcase which presses his head with a force of 200 N. If this force is taken to be action, then the reaction force is exerted by:

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The earth on the suitcase.
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The suitcase on the earth.
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The earth on the porter.
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The head on the suitcase.
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Solution

The correct option is D The head on the suitcase.
When the suitcase is pressing the person's head, it is acting a force on his head. As stated by Newton's Third Law of motion, if there is a force, there must be an equal and opposite reaction force. Therefore, the reaction force is applied by the head on the suitcase.

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