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20 July, 10:02

A car traveling at 70 mph70 mph down the interstate collides with a bug trying to cross the highway. Which of the following statements best describes this collision? The car exerts a smaller force on the bug than the bug exerts on the car. The car exerts a larger force on the bug than the bug exerts on the car. Neither exerts a force on the other. The bug gets smashed because it got in the way of the car. The car exerts a force on the bug but the bug does not exert a force on the car. The car exerts the same sized force on the bug as the bug exerts on the car.

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  1. 20 July, 12:14
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    The car exerts the same sized force on the bug as the bug exerts on the car.

    Explanation:

    Given that

    Speed of car = 70 mph

    Third law of Newton's

    It state that when an object A apply force on the another object B then object B also apply the same force on the object A but in opposite direction. This is known as action reaction. In simple words every action and reaction.

    By using the third law of concept, when car and a bug collides then car exerts the same sized force on the bug as the bug exerts on the car.
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