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A person is being pulled by gravity with a force of 500 N. What is the force with which the person pulls Earth?

1,000 N
O100 N
500 N
0 250 N

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Answer:

The correct answer is 500 N

Step-by-step explanation:

This is an exercise in Newton's third law or law of action and reaction

The Earth exerts a force on the person, which we call a weight of 500 N directed downwards, we can call this action and the person exerts a force on the Earth of equal magnitude 500N and in the opposite direction, that is directed upwards.

Which force we call action does not matter, the analysis and conclusions are the same

The correct answer is 500N

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