What is Newton's third law that explains this scenario?
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An object remains at rest, or in uniform motion, unless acted upon by an outside force.
An object remains at rest, or in uniform motion, unless acted upon by an outside force.
Any two objects with mass will repel each other with a force proportional to their masses.
Any two objects with mass will repel each other with a force proportional to their masses.
The acceleration of an object is proportional to all forces acting on it.
The acceleration of an object is proportional to all forces acting on it.
For every action their is an equal and opposite reaction.
For every action their is an equal and opposite reaction.
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The correct explanation for the scenario of a swimmer pushing against the wall of a pool is:
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
This is Newton's third law of motion, which states that when the swimmer pushes against the wall (action), the wall exerts an equal and opposite force back on the swimmer (reaction), propelling them forward.
To determine if the data demonstrates the law of conservation of momentum, you need to verify if the total momentum before the collision is equal to the total momentum after the collision.
Based on the provided responses, the correct answer is:
Yes, because the total momentums before and after the collision are equal.
This response confirms that the momentum is conserved in the collision, which is what the law of conservation of momentum states. If the table data shows this equality, then it indeed supports the law. If it doesn't show this equality, then the momentum is not conserved.
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