Truck and car collide, calculate magnitude of force on car from the truck

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The discussion centers on a physics problem involving a collision between a car and a truck on icy roads. The car has a mass of 650 kg, while the truck weighs 3,150 kg. After the collision, the car exerts a force of 198,671 N on the truck 34 milliseconds later. Participants are tasked with calculating the force exerted on the car by the truck at that moment. The problem highlights the principles of Newton's third law of motion, where forces between two objects are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.
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A car of mass 6.50×102kg and a truck of mass 3.15×103kg run into one another due to ice on the road. 34.00ms after the collision, the car is pushing on the truck with a force whose magnitude is 1.98671×105N. Calculate the size of the force on the car due to the truck at that time.
 
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Hi evan b,

evan b said:

Homework Statement



A car of mass 6.50×102kg and a truck of mass 3.15×103kg run into one another due to ice on the road. 34.00ms after the collision, the car is pushing on the truck with a force whose magnitude is 1.98671×105N. Calculate the size of the force on the car due to the truck at that time.

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