If the car strikes the barrier with a force of 3,250 N, how much resistance force does the barrier provide? [___] N

By Newton’s third law, the barrier exerts an equal and opposite force to the force the car exerts on it. So if the car strikes the barrier with 3,250 N, the barrier’s resistance force is 3,250 N in the opposite direction. The correct choice is 3,250.

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