The picture above shows the force that this woman exerts on the wall as she leans against it. Which arrow below shows the force exerted by the wall?

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To determine the force exerted by the wall on the woman leaning against it, we apply Newton's Third Law of Motion, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This means that the force the woman exerts on the wall will be met with an equal force exerted by the wall back on the woman.

If the woman's force is represented by an arrow pointing in a certain direction (typically towards the wall), the opposite reaction from the wall will be represented by an arrow pointing in the opposite direction.

Please refer to the arrows presented in your image. The arrow that is directed opposite to the woman's force will represent the force exerted by the wall. If the woman's force is pushing horizontally towards the wall, then the wall's force will push back horizontally in the opposite direction.

If you can provide more detail about the direction of the force or the options available, I would be able to assist further!