Answer to Question #184338 in Mechanics | Relativity for Nicole

Question

Two bumper cars, car A with a mass of 200 kg and car B with a mass of 150 kg, collide in an amusement park ride . The force that car A exerts on car B is

(A) larger than the force that car B exerts on car A because car A has a larger mass

(B) smaller than the force that car B exerts of car A because of the difference in the mass

(C) equal in magnitude and in the same direction as the force that car B exerts on car A because of Newton's third law.

(D) equal in magnitude and opposite to the direction of the force that car B exerts on car A because of Newton's third law.

Answer 1

D