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Pictured is a car towing a trailer using a regular rope. When discussing a parti

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Question

Pictured is a car towing a trailer using a regular rope. When discussing a particular body, we define the action forces as forces that directly affect the acceleration of that body.  With this in mind, drag the forces acting on each object according to whether they are action forces or reaction forces.  To simply matters, ignore the friction acting on the front tires of the car.  

Car poshing down on the Earth Car puling on rope toward the right Road pushing on the car tires toward the right Earth poshing upward on the car Gravitational attraction by the Earth on the car Gravitational attraction of the Earth by the car Car poshing on road toward the left with its tires Rope pulling on car towards the left Acceleration toward the right by the car. Gravitational attraction by the traller on the Earth Trailor pulling on rope toward the left. Traller pushing down on Earth Tires pulling on road toward the right. Gravitional attraction by the Earth on tho trailer Friction pushing on tires toward the left. Earth pushing up on trailer Rope pulling on traller toward the right Acceleration toward the right by the trailer.

Explanation / Answer

The car:



Action Forces:


Gravitational attraction by the Earth on the car


Rope pulling on car towards the left


Road pushing on the car tires toward the right


Earth pushing upward on the car



Reaction Forces:


Car pushing down on Earth


Car pulling the rope toward the right


Car pushing on road left with its tires


Gravitational attraction of the Earth by the car



The trailer:



Action Forces:


Gravitational attraction by the Earth on the trailer


Rope pulling on trailer toward the right


Earth pushing up on trailer


Friction pushing on tires toward the left



Reaction Forces:


Gravitational attraction by the trailer on the Earth


Trailer pulling on rope toward left


Trailer pushing down on Earth


Tires pulling on road toward the right