A 70-kilogram hockey player skating east on an

ice rink is hit by a 0.1-kilogram hockey puck

moving toward the west. The puck exerts a

50-newton force toward the west on the player.

Determine the magnitude of the force that the

player exerts on the puck during this collision.

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Frank Contreras

11 April, 16:16

A 70-kilogram hockey player skating east on an

ice rink is hit by a 0.1-kilogram hockey puck

moving toward the west. The puck exerts a

50-newton force toward the west on the player.

Determine the magnitude of the force that the

player exerts on the puck during this collision.

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Lizeth Clark · Answer 1

According to Newton's Third Law of Motion, each and every force has an equal and opposite reaction, therefore, the hockey player would exert 50 newtons on the puck as well.

A 70-kilogram hockey player skating east on anice rink is hit by a 0.1-kilogram hockey puckmoving toward the west. The puck exerts a50-newton force toward the west on the player.Determine the magnitude of the force that theplayer exerts on the puck during this collision.[1]

A 70-kilogram hockey player skating east on an

ice rink is hit by a 0.1-kilogram hockey puck

moving toward the west. The puck exerts a

50-newton force toward the west on the player.

Determine the magnitude of the force that the

player exerts on the puck during this collision.

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