The discussion focuses on calculating the force exerted on a car by a truck during a collision scenario. The car has a mass of 650 kg, while the truck weighs 3150 kg. After the collision, the car exerts a force of 198,671 N on the truck 34 milliseconds post-impact. According to Newton's Third Law, the force exerted by the truck on the car is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction, resulting in a force of 198,671 N acting on the car from the truck.
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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.