You swing a bat and hit a heavy box with a force of 1500 N. The force the box exerts on the bat is

A. less than 1500 N if the box moves.

B. greater than 1500 N if the box moves.

C. greater than 1500 N if the bat bounces back.

D. exactly 1500 N only if the box does not move.

E. exactly 1500 N whether or not the box moves.

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Maia Nelson

2 July, 06:39

You swing a bat and hit a heavy box with a force of 1500 N. The force the box exerts on the bat is

A. less than 1500 N if the box moves.

B. greater than 1500 N if the box moves.

C. greater than 1500 N if the bat bounces back.

D. exactly 1500 N only if the box does not move.

E. exactly 1500 N whether or not the box moves.

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Isabela Blake · Answer 1

E)

Explanation:

Because of Newton's Second Law, which says any action will be opposed by a reaction of the same magnitude, then no matter what, no matter if the box does or does not move, the bat bouces back, or what happens after the hit, when hitting the box the force ithbox exerts on the bat is exactly 1500 N.