According to Newton's Third Law, If one object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts a force on the first object that is:

Question 2 options:

equal in magnitude and opposite in direction

equal in magnitutde and in the same direction

different in magnitude compared to the original force

the same direction as the original force

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Johnathon Hunter

Physics

19 December, 20:41

According to Newton's Third Law, If one object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts a force on the first object that is:

Question 2 options:

equal in magnitude and opposite in direction

equal in magnitutde and in the same direction

different in magnitude compared to the original force

the same direction as the original force

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Anna Fritz · Answer 1

Answer: equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to the force that it exerts.

Babykins · Answer 2

The second object exert a force that is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.

Explanation:

Newton's third law of motion states that for every action there is a reaction which is equal in magnitude to the action but acts in opposite directions as the action.