Question

A hammer drives a nail into a piece of wood. Identify an action-reaction pair.Group of answer choicesThe hammer exerts a force on the nail; the wood exerts a force on the nail.The hammer exerts a force on the nail; the hammer exerts a force on the wood.The nail exerts a force on the hammer; the hammer exerts a force on the wood.The hammer exerts a force on the nail; the nail exerts a force on the hammer.

Answer 1

Newton's third law states that if an object A exerts a force on object B, then object B must exert a force of equal magnitude and opposite direction back on object A.

Let:

A = Hammer

B = Nail

so:

$F_{AB}=-F_{BA}$

Therefore:

The hammer exerts a force on the nail; the nail exerts a force on the hammer.