Question

A truck is using a hook to tow a car whose mass is one quarter that of the truck. If the force exerted by the truck on the car is 6000 N, then the force exerted by the car on the truck is _______.

A. 1500 N
B. 24000 N
C. 6000 N
D. 12000 N
E. We need to know if the car is accelerating to answer this question.

Answer 1

The correct answer is

C. 6000 N

Answer 2

6000 N

Step-by-step explanation

every force has an equal and opposite reaction force, so the force exerted by the truck on the car is the same as the force exerted by the car on truck

the force is 6000 N