A famous physics tale is about a rich man who was found dead. He was

stuck in the middle of a frozen lake where the ice was completely

frictionless, making it impossible to walk. The man was found clutching a

heavy bag of money, with which he could have saved himself had he not

been so miserly.

How could the rich man have saved himself using Newton's third law?

A) He could have thrown the money upwards, creating a vertical

reaction force on himself.

B) He could have dropped the bag of money, creating a horizontal

reaction force on himself.

C) He could have thrown the bag of money sideways, creating a

horizontal reaction force on himself.

D) He could have thrown the money upwards, creating a horizontal

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Kaitlin Roth

17 January, 08:38

A famous physics tale is about a rich man who was found dead. He was

stuck in the middle of a frozen lake where the ice was completely

frictionless, making it impossible to walk. The man was found clutching a

heavy bag of money, with which he could have saved himself had he not

been so miserly.

How could the rich man have saved himself using Newton's third law?

A) He could have thrown the money upwards, creating a vertical

reaction force on himself.

B) He could have dropped the bag of money, creating a horizontal

reaction force on himself.

C) He could have thrown the bag of money sideways, creating a

horizontal reaction force on himself.

D) He could have thrown the money upwards, creating a horizontal

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Levi Oneill · Answer 1

Answer: C) He could have thrown the bag of money sideways, creating a horizontal reaction force on himself.

Explanation:

According to Newton's third law of motion, when two bodies interact between them, appear equal forces and opposite senses in each of them.

To understand it better:

Each time a body or object exerts a force on a second body or object, it (the second body) will exert a force of equal magnitude and direction but in the opposite direction on the first.

So, if the rich man had pushed the bag of money horizontally opposite of where he was, he could have saved himself.