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    Newton's third law and a box push

    Ohhh alright I think I understand a lot better now. Thanks for helping me out :D
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    Newton's third law and a box push

    Ohh so are you saying the Earth will absorb the force of the box and so the person is able to move it?
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    Newton's third law and a box push

    :( I'm confused.
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    Newton's third law and a box push

    The earth. I drew a picture and the forces are the force of the person on the box, the force of the box on the person, the force of the person on the Earth and the force of the Earth on the person (not including the earth/box forces). So the forces acting on the person are that of the box and...
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    Newton's third law and a box push

    So the feet of the person are meant to absorb the force of the box?
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    Newton's third law and a box push

    Homework Statement I just don't understand how to describe how, if a person pushes on a box and the box exerts an exactly equal but opposite force on the person that the person is still able to move the box... Homework Equations n/a The Attempt at a Solution n/a