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Newton's Third Law

Newton's Third Law

To every action there is always an equal (in magnitude) and opposite ( in direction) reaction .

Illustration-when we walk we exert a force equal to weight W on the surface of earth . the surface exerts a reaction R on the body in the upward direction such that W=R in magnitude and in opposite direction.

 

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