How does the diagram at right illustrate Newton's third law of motion? In you answer, compare the force of the foot kicking the soccer ball with the force the soccer ball on the foot.

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anonymous · Answer

Diagram here.

shayaan_mustafa · Answer

it will take time to describe. can't you visualize?

mos1635 · Answer

foot aplays force to ball
ball apllays (foot ....accepts) force to foot
forces equal

ujjwal · Answer

force is applied by foot to the ball.. this is action.. as a rection, the ball also applies the same magnitude of force to foot but in opposite direction.. the force applied by foot to ball is sufficient to make it fly in air.. but the force to foot by the ball (though of same magnitude) is not able to bring significant change in position of foot..

ujjwal · Answer

it is similar to a ball hitting a wall.. the ball rebounds but nothing happens to the wall.. however newton's third law is applied there too..

anonymous · Answer

newtons law applies at the instant of collision, when the two forces by the foot and ball are equal, right after collision, other factors, like is the mass of the two objects, was the collision elastic or inelastic? etc. but at the instant to collision, the forces are equal, kicking a ball with great force can even hurt us, since forces are equal and opposite.

anonymous · Answer

All forces have an equal an opposite reaction!