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What is the 3rd of Newton's laws?

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Abdul Rahman Muhammad

Newton’s third law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. So if you push on a wall, the wall is exerting the same force on you

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Anuraj Sunda

Newton’s third law is about action and reaction forces. For every Action force there is a equal and opposite reaction force. These forces act on different bodies and causes acceleration in the bodies depending on their mass.

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Hameema Khan

Action and Reaction

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Mahmoud Ghoneim

For every acting force there is an opposing force of equal magnitude acting in the opposite direction

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Dilkush Panchani

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!

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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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Tosin Sepo

All objects will stay in their original position or direction of movement unless and external force acts on it.

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Hamdaan Sheikh

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"

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Shubhdeep Sethi

Every force has an equal and opposite reaction. (Easier way might be to think momentum is always conserved)

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Aisyah

The third law states that for every action in nature there is an equal and opposite force.

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Tanya Prakash

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

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Teo Cristobal

for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

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Chenai Gwenzi

If body A applies a force on body B, then body B will apply an equal and opposite force on body A

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Andrew Mainey

If body A exerts a force on body B.

Body B will exert an equal and opposite force (of the same type) on Body A

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