A 400 N girl standing on a dock exerts a force of 100 N on a 1000 kg sailboat as she pushes it away from the dock. How much force does the sailboat exert on the girl?

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Answer:

The boat pushes back on the girl with an equal force of 100N

Explanation:

Newton's third law of forces explains that action and reaction are equal and opposite. This means that for every action of a force, there is an equal but opposite reaction.

In our case, as the girl pushes on the boat with a force of 100N, the boat pushes back with a force of 100N also, following Newton's third law