Question

12. According to the third law of motion when we push on an object,
the object pushes back on us with an equal and opposite force.
If the object is a massive truck parked along the roadside, it
will probably not move. A student justifies this by answering
that the two opposite and equal forces cancel each other.
Comment on this logic and explain why the truck does not
move.
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Answer 1

Explanation:

According to the third law of motion when we push an object, the object pushes us back with an equal and opposite force. These two forces are called as action-reaction pair.