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Ana exerts a force of 20 n on a volleyball that has a mass of .15kg what is the force that the volleyball exerts on ana?

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The volleyball should exert the same 20 N on Ana.

Step-by-step explanation

The 3rd Newton's law of motion states that, for any action, there is an equal and opposite force.

This means a body placed on top of a table exerts a force, say X N, on the table. For the table to hold that body it must be exerting an equal force (X N) to the body.

∴ If Ana exerts a force of 20 N on the volleyball,

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Ana exerts a force of 20N on the volleyball.

By Newton's third law, that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Therefore the volleyball exerts a force of -20N on Ana.
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