Question

John and Latif were sitting in a restaurant and try to push a pillar with all their might. John explains
the situation that the pillar did not move because of its inertia while Latif says that it is because
action and reaction forces cancel each other's effect.
( Which of the two friends give correct justification?
VHNewton's third law holds good, then why do not action and reaction forces cancel each other
when we walk?
What are the values shown by John and Latif?​

Answer 1

Answer:

the pillar did not move because the action and reaction forces cancel each other. so LATIF is correct.

action and reaction forces do cancel each other when we walk, but the are in the same direction, that is when we push our feet back we (action force) try to move forward and the (reaction force) os also forward so we move forward.