A small car pushes on a disabled truck, accelerating it slowly forward. Each exerts a force on the other as a result of their contact interaction. Which vehicle exerts the greater force on the other?
A) The car
B) The truck
C) Both forces have the same magnitude.
D) The truck doesn't exert any force on the car.
E) One needs more information to answer.

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According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This means that the force exerted by the car on the truck is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force exerted by the truck on the car.

A Small Car Pushes on a Disabled Truck, Accelerating It