A person walking pushes backward on the ground with their foot

PHYSICS · Subjective · AP · Physics 1: Algebra-based · Force and Translational Dynamics · Force and Translational Dynamics

Problem

A person walking pushes backward on the ground with their foot. In one or two sentences, explain why this backward force does not cancel the person’s forward motion.

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