Question

In a level parking lot, a man with a mass of 100 kg gives a shove to a boy with a mass of 50 kg who is on roller skates. The boy and the man are both at rest initially. During the shove, the man remains at rest but the boy on roller skates accelerates backward at 2 m/s2 . What force did the boy exert on the man during the shove?

Answer 1

100N

Step-by-step explanation:

Newton's third law states that whenever an object exerts a force on a second object, it exerts a force of equal magnitude and direction but in the opposite direction on the first. It is often stated as follows: Each action always opposes an equal but opposite reaction.

The subject 1 of 100kg is making a force F, to move an object from 50Kg to 2m / s ^ 2. This Force the object of 50Kg will reflect it in the opposite direction by Newton's third law.

Once the parameter of the force that both are experiencing is clarified, Newton's second law is applied to their respective calculation.

`F = ma = 50kg * 2m / s ^ 2 = 100N`

That is the force the boy exert on the man during the shove.