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A 48,000kg military tank collides with a 1,000kg car. If the car pushes the tank with 10,000 N, how much force does the tank apply on the car?

a) 960,000N
b) 960N
c) 48,000N
d) 1,000N

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Final answer:

The force the tank applies to the car is 10,000 N due to Newton's third law of action-reaction, meaning for every action force there is an equal and opposite reaction force.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Thus, when a 48,000kg military tank collides with a 1,000kg car and the car exerts a force of 10,000 N on the tank, the tank exerts an equal force of 10,000 N on the car in the opposite direction. Therefore, the correct answer to the question is that the tank applies a force of 10,000 N on the car.

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