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The photo shows Steve Hewitt and his daughter Gretchen. Is Gretchen touching Steve, or is Steve touching her? Explain.
Whether person S is touching his daughter G or daughter G is touching her father S.
Answer to Problem 43A
Both are being touched due to the action and reaction forces.
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
According to the Newton’s third law, there is an equal and opposite reaction to every action.
Forces always occur in pairs. Consider the given photo to identify, who is touching whom.
A photo of person S and his daughter G is shown below.
So, according to Newton’s law, a person cannot touch without being touched.Hence, they both are being touched by each other, due to the forces of action and reaction.
Conclusion:
Thus, both are being touched due to the action and reaction forces.
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