Question: A man attempts to push a large sofa across the carpeted floor. However, despite pushing as hard as he can, the sofa does not move.

A man attempts to push a large sofa across the carpeted floor. However, despite pushing as hard as he can, the sofa does not move. Based on the ideas learned in class, which one of the following statements could best explain why the sofa does not move while he is pushing it?A. There is a force that the floor pushes back on the sofa that is greater in strength than the man's push.B. There is a force that the floor pushes back on the sofa that is equal in strength as the man's push.C. There is a force that the floor pushes back on the sofa that is weaker in strength than the man's push.D. The man weighs less than the large sofa does.E. The man weighs more than the large sofa does.

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