Imagine two blocks with mass m1 and m2 sitting right next to one another on a horizontal frictionless surface. A pushing force P is exerted on block m1. How much force does m1 exert on m2. Use appropriate free-body diagrams and Newton's 2nd law to calculate the magnitude of this force.

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Imagine two blocks with mass m1 and m2 sitting right next to one another on a horizontal frictionless surface. A pushing force P is exerted on block m1. How much force does m1 exert on m2. Use appropriate free-body diagrams and Newton's 2nd law to calculate the magnitude of this force. 

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