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06 Newtons 3rd Law Worksheet

Newton's third law states that when two objects interact, they exert equal and opposite forces on each other. For every force there is an equal and opposite reaction force. The document provides examples and practice problems demonstrating Newton's third law, including situations where two objects collide or exert forces on each other. Key points are that force pairs have the same magnitude, opposite directions, act on different objects simultaneously. Practice problems ask students to identify and calculate the forces between interacting objects in various scenarios.

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Newton's third law states that when two objects interact, they exert equal and opposite forces on each other. For every force there is an equal and opposite reaction force. The document provides examples and practice problems demonstrating Newton's third law, including situations where two objects collide or exert forces on each other. Key points are that force pairs have the same magnitude, opposite directions, act on different objects simultaneously. Practice problems ask students to identify and calculate the forces between interacting objects in various scenarios.

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SPH3U Newton’s 3rd Law Name:____________________

When objects interact, forces always come in pairs. The force object 1 exerts on object 2 has
the same magnitude and the opposite direction as the force that object 2 exerts on object 1.
Key points to remember:

 Force pairs have the same magnitude.


 Force pairs have opposite directions.
 Force pairs always act on different objects.
 Force pairs always act simultaneously.

Practice problems:

1. Draw free body diagrams for each vehicle and predict:


a. A fast moving Fiat 550 hits a tow truck at rest and pushes it forward. Is the force
the Fiat exerts on the tow truck greater than, equal to, or smaller than the one the
tow truck exerts on the Fiat?
b. A tow truck pushes the Fiat and they both move at constant velocity. Is the force
the Fiat exerts on the tow truck greater than, equal to, or smaller than the one the
tow truck exerts on the Fiat?
c. The tow truck tows the Fiat and they both speed up. Is the force the Fiat exerts on
the tow truck greater than, equal to, or smaller than the one the tow truck exerts
on the Fiat?

2. A mosquito flies into the windshield of a bus on a highway. The windshield applies such
force to the mosquito to kill it. According to Newton’s third law, the mosquito applied
the same magnitude of force to the windshield. How come the mosquito didn’t break the
windshield?

3. Two blocks are being pulled horizontally on a flat surface. The two blocks are made
from the same material and are connected by a massless string. The acceleration of the
whole system is 1.2 m/s2. The first block on the left (m1) has a mass of 4.0 kg and the
second block (m2) has a mass of 8.0 kg. The tension in the string between the two blocks
is 12.0 N. Calculate the force between each blocks and the surface.

4. Two boxes of mass m1 and m2 lie flat on a smooth surface (no friction), and you push on
box 2 with a horizontal force F.
a. What is the acceleration of the boxes a in terms of F, m1 and m2?
b. What is the force F1-2 that box 1 exerts on box 2?

5. Do the same problem as before (problem 4), but with three boxes (you push on box 3).

6. Airport baggage truck tows three cars full of baggage. The mass of the truck is M, the
masses of the cars with baggage are m1, m2 and m3. The total force of friction on the
truck’s wheels is Ff (assume it applies only to the truck, there’s no friction on the cars).
List the cable tension forces between the cars in order of decreasing magnitude.

7. Student A has a mass of 71 kg and student B has a mass of 57 kg. They sit in identical
office chairs facing each other. Student A places his feet on the knees of student B, then
suddenly pushes outward, causing both chairs to move. Which of these statements is
true?
a. Neither student exerts a force on the other.
b. Student A exerts a force on B, but B does not exert any force on A.
c. Each student exerts a force on the other, but B exerts a larger force.
d. Each student exerts a force on the other, but A exerts a larger force.
e. Each student exerts the same amount of force on the other.

8. Calculate the acceleration of the system and the force of tension in the rope.

2.2
kg
1.5
kg
9. Four penguins are being playfully pulled along a very slippery (frictionless) ice by a
filmmaker. The masses of the penguins are m1 =12.0kg; m2 =23.0kg; m4 =20.0kg
respectively. The tensions in the cord attaching the penguins is T1= 38.0N; T2= 111N;
T3= 158.6N; T4= 222N respectively. Find the mass of the penguin m3.

m2

T3
T1

10. Starting from rest, an ice skater (54.0 kg) pushes the boards with a force of 130.0 N [W].
He then moves at a constant velocity for 4.00 s before he digs in his skates and starts to
slow down. When he digs in his skates to produce a frictional force of 92.0 N and slows
to a stop.
Draw the free body diagram and determine the acceleration of the skater:
a. When he is pushing on the boards
b. Just after he stops pushing on the board
c. When he starts to slow down
Challenger (This is an AP problem from last year)

11. Two small blocks, each of mass m, are connected by a string of constant length 4h and
negligible mass. Block A is placed on a smooth (frictionless) tabletop as shown above,
and block B hangs over the edge of the table. The tabletop is a distance 2h above the
floor. Block B is then released from rest at a distance h above the floor at time t = 0.
Express all algebraic answers in terms of h, m, and g.
a. Determine the acceleration of block B as it descends.
b. Block B strikes the floor and does not bounce. Determine the time t = t1 at which
block B strikes the floor.
c. Describe the motion of block A from time t = 0 to the time when block B strikes
the floor.
d. Describe the motion of block A from the time block B strikes the floor to the time
block A leaves the table.
e. Determine the distance between the landing points of the two blocks

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