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Which of Newton’s three laws applies?

When you put a book on a table, the table pushes on the book
which law is that?

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Newton's First and Second Laws of Motion. A force is a push or a pull on an object. When you place a book on a table, the book pushes downward on the table and the table pushes upward on the book. The two forces are equal and there is no resulting motion of the book
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Probably the third as the book is being pulled down and the table is pushing up with an equal and opposite force, keeping it at rest.
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