Conceptual Physics: The High School Physics Program
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Author: Paul G. Hewitt
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 7, Problem 25A
Your weight is the result of the gravitational force of Earth on your body. What is the corresponding reaction force?
Expert Solution & Answer
To determine
The reaction force for the given situation.
Answer to Problem 25A
A body is pulling on Earth.
Explanation of Solution
Introduction:
The gravitational attraction on the Earth by any of the object generates a force. Also the weight is fundamentally different from all the mechanical forces in which the object is in physical contact with air that generates a force.
The Earth is massive than a person’s body. When the Earth is pulling down on a person, his weight is the result of standing on the ground. So, to keep a person motionless the reaction force from the ground acts on a person in upward direction. If there was no upward force then the person would be accelerating downwards.
Conclusion:
Therefore, the corresponding reaction force is that the body of a person is pulling on Earth.
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