Question

A car slams into a wall with a force of 5000 N. What is the force of the wall on the car? 5000 N -5000 N 49000 N 510 N It cannot be determined with the information provided.

Answer 1

-5000 N

Step-by-step explanation:

Newtons third law of motion states that action and reaction are equal and opposite. This means that to every action, there is an equal opposite reaction.

Hence when a body A exerts a force FA on another body B, the body B also exerts a force FB on A which is equal in magnitude to FA but opposite in direction. FB is the reaction force due to FA.

Hence, when a car hits a wall with a force of 5000N, the reaction of the wall on the car is -5000N