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Every action (meaning force) has an equal and opposite reaction
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This means the reaction force will be of the same type, of equal magnitude, in an opposite direction.
Action and Reaction
For every acting force there is an opposing force of equal magnitude acting in the opposite direction
To every action there is a reaction. These two forces act on different bodies. For example, when you are sitting on a chair the 'action' force is the weight of you and the chair. Since the 'reaction' force must act on a different body and the action force acts on the ground, the reaction force will act from the ground. In equilibrium the action force will always equal the reaction force. I hope this helped!
For every action, there is a reaction equal and in the opposite direction. Or in detailed response: If object A exerts a force on object B, object B will exert the same force in the opposite direction to object A.
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Formally known as; When Body A exerts a force upon Body B, Body B will exert an equal and opposite force upon Body A
A more commonly known phrase is; "every action has an equal and opposite reaction"
Every force has an equal and opposite reaction. (Easier way might be to think momentum is always conserved)
The third law states that for every action in nature there is an equal and opposite force.
Newton's 3rd Law states that when two bodies interact, they exert forces on each other that have the same magnitude but the opposite direction
Newton's third law states that each object applies and gets an equal and opposite force on it. So, if Body A exerts a force on Body B, Body B qill exert an equal and opposite force on Body A. When two object s interact the forces they apply on each other are equal and opposite.
Every force in nature has an opposite and equal reaction. For example, imagine a table. It is exerting a downwards force on the Earth due to its weight, and, even though you can't see it, the Earth will be exerting the same amount of force upwards. This is also applicable to objects falling and colliding.
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
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