After a long night of cramming for a test, your college roommate hits his head forcefully against the wall of your room in despair. According to Newton 3d Law, as he exerts a force against the wall, there must be an equal and opposite force. How does that opposite force show itself in its case?

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Cherish Ho

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After a long night of cramming for a test, your college roommate hits his head forcefully against the wall of your room in despair. According to Newton 3d Law, as he exerts a force against the wall, there must be an equal and opposite force. How does that opposite force show itself in its case?

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Giovanny Blankenship · Answer 1

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Explanation:

Newton's third law states that for every action, there will always be an opposing reaction of equal magnitude to the action.

Hence, the wall will exert an equal opposing force to the head and the roommate will feel this opposing force as pains and/or headache.