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AP Physics 1
2.5 Newton’s Second Law
2.3 Newton’s Third Law
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Two skaters on a flat horizontal surface. Skater 1 is larger and represented on the left, pushing with hands extended against Skater 2, who is smaller and on the right. Arrows point away from the point of contact to indicate the direction of the forces they exert on each other.
Two skaters pushing off each other on a frictionless surface.
Skater 1, who has a mass of 100 kg, and Skater 2, who has a mass of 50 kg, are initially at rest on a horizontal ice rink where friction is negligible. Skater 1 pushes Skater 2, causing both skaters to move away from each other. While the skaters are in contact and pushing, how do the magnitude of the force Skater 1 exerts on Skater 2 (F12) and the magnitude of the force Skater 2 exerts on Skater 1 (F21) compare, and how do the magnitudes of their accelerations (a1 and a2) compare?

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