A body is oscillating up and down at the end of a spring. Let's consider when the body is at the top of its up and down motion. A heavy truck hits a small car. At any given time during the impact,

a. the force the truck exerts on the car is larger than the force the car exerts on the truck
b. the force the truck exerts on the car is smaller than the force the car exerts on the truck
c. the force the truck exerts on the car is equal to the force the car exerts on the truck
d. the only force present is the force of the truck on the car


C

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