Question

A table exerts a 4.0 Newton force on a book which lies at rest on its top. The force exerted by the book on the table is...

Is it 0.0 or 4.0?

Answer 1

0.4

Answer 2

0.4? do you mean 4.0? and how so

Answer 3

because the first one most definetly doesnt make any sense

Answer 4

someone told me it could be the mass (4.0) times the acceleration (0) 4x0=0 but idk if that is right

Answer 5

the table exerts a force on the book of 4 newtons, so if the book was exerting a force of 0 on the table then that means the book would be acceralating upward, however the book is at equilibrium on the table, therefore the book must be exerting a 4 Newton force on the table

Answer 6

these 2 forces cancel out and result in the resting position of the book