According to newtons third law of motion, when one object exerts a force on a second object, what is true about the forces?

a. they are equal in magnitude and oppisite in direction

b. they are opposite in magnitude and equal in direction

c. they are equal in magnitude and equal in direction

d. they are oppisite in magnitude and oppisite in direction

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Finley Nolan

Physics

26 August, 04:44

According to newtons third law of motion, when one object exerts a force on a second object, what is true about the forces?

a. they are equal in magnitude and oppisite in direction

b. they are opposite in magnitude and equal in direction

c. they are equal in magnitude and equal in direction

d. they are oppisite in magnitude and oppisite in direction

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Drew Abbott · Answer 1

D, when an object hits another it bounces in a different direction and if a thing is just sitting still and a moving object hits it ... the moving object has a different magnitude than the object that's not moving