A person tries pushing a large boulder towards the right as shown in the diagram below. The boulder has a mass of 500 kg and does not move.
Which of the following statements is true?

Question

A person tries pushing a large boulder towards the right as shown in the diagram below. The boulder has a mass of 500 kg and does not move.  
 Which of the following statements is true?

Answer

The boulder applies a force on the person equal and opposite to the force the person applies to the boulder.

Answer

The boulder is unable to move because there are no forces acting upon it.

Answer

The net force acting on the boulder is 500 N to the right.

Answer

The force of friction between the boulder and the ground is greater than the force of the person on the boulder.

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