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So I have a homework question that says:
A 100 kg hockey player a 112kg hockey player collide with each other each traveling with a force of 50N.
The textbook answer says that the acceleration of the 112kg is 0.89m/s^2
and the acceleration of the 100kg player is -1.0 m/s^2.
I'm confused because according to Newton's third Law there will be equal and opposite reaction forces so wouldn't they not move? Is the textbook wrong or am I?
A 100 kg hockey player a 112kg hockey player collide with each other each traveling with a force of 50N.
The textbook answer says that the acceleration of the 112kg is 0.89m/s^2
and the acceleration of the 100kg player is -1.0 m/s^2.
I'm confused because according to Newton's third Law there will be equal and opposite reaction forces so wouldn't they not move? Is the textbook wrong or am I?
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