Physics

To determine the force exerted by B on A and their accelerations we can follow these steps:

Step 1: Determine the force exerted by B on A

According to Newton's Third Law, the force that object A exerts on object B is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force that object B exerts on object A. Therefore, if A exerts a force of 12 N on B, then B exerts a force of 12 N on A.

Step 2: Determine the accelerations of A and B

For Object A:

Using Newton's Second Law:

Where:

(force exerted by A on B, also equal to the force exerted by B on A),

(mass of A).

Calculating the acceleration of A:

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