A truck driver is texting while driving and rear-ends a car stopped in traffic.

Question

A truck driver is texting while driving and rear-ends a car stopped in traffic. Which of the following statements is true?

a.) The amount of force exerted by the truck on the car is greater than the amount of force exerted by the car on the truck, since the truck is bigger.

b.)The amount of force exerted by the truck on the car is greater than the amount of force exerted by the car on the truck, since the truck was moving.

c.)The amount of force exerted by the truck on the car is greater than the amount of force exerted by the car on the truck, since the force of the car on the truck is zero.

d.)The amount of force exerted by the truck on the car equals the amount of force exerted by the car on the truck.

e.)The amount of force exerted by the truck on the car is less than the amount of force exerted by the car on the truck.

Explanation / Answer

True statement is

d.)The amount of force exerted by the truck on the car equals the amount of force exerted by the car on the truck.

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