If a bug strikes your windshield with 200N of force, what is the force the windshield exerts on the bug?

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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 if a bug strikes your windshield with a force of 200 N, the windshield will exert a force of 200 N on the bug in the opposite direction.

So, the force that the windshield exerts on the bug is also 200 N, directed opposite to the force applied by the bug.