8. In three scenarios a truck is towing a boat on a trailer. Using 3 – 4 complete sentences indicate which scenario(s) (if any) is the force of the truck on the trailer greater than the force of the trailer on the truck:

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8. In three scenarios a truck is towing a boat on a trailer.  Using 3 – 4 complete sentences indicate which scenario(s) (if any) is the force of the truck on the trailer greater than the force of the trailer on the truck:

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afaphge · Answer

In none of the scenarios is the force of of the truck on the trailer greater than the force of the trailer on the truck since they are an action and reactions force pair and therefore always equal in size however opposite in direction, no matter what the mass or the velocity.