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3. Car A is pushing Car B along the road. Consider the following two forces: The

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Question

3. Car A is pushing Car B along the road. Consider the following two forces: The normal force exerted by Car A on Car B and the normal force exerted by Car B on Car A. Under what circumstances would one of these forces be greater than the other? A. B. C. Always, since car A is the object pushing car B along the road. Only if the cars were speeding up as they moved together Only if one cars had a greater mass than the other. Both B and C would make the forces unequal. E. )None of the above scenarios.

Explanation / Answer

E : NOne of the above scenarios

This is because of the 3rd law of Newton which states that "For every action, there is equal and opposite reaction".