A truck is towing a car whose mass is one quarter that of the truck. The force exerted by the truck on the car is 6000 N. The force exerted by the car on the truck is
A) 1500 N.
B) 24000 N.
C) 3000 N.
D) 6000 N.
E) 12000 N.

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According to Newton's third law of motion, 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, which is 6000 N.

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