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In swimming, you apply a force to the water to move yourself forward. The greater the water pressure, the faster you can swim. This can beat be explained by one of newtons laws of motion that states

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So when we apply force on the water ,

Answer:

This can be explained by Newton's third law.

Step-by-step explanation:

In swimming you apply a force to the water to move forward.

According to Newton's third law, every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

So when we apply force on the water , the water exerts equal and opposite force on the swimmer and this is how he actually moves forward.

The force exerted by the water is dependent on the water pressure as

PRESSURE =
(FORCE)/(AREA)

So force is directly proportional to the water pressure. Hence the greater the pressure, the faster he can swim.

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