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Which of the following BEST explain why a book lying on a table does not move, even though the force of gravity is acting on it accelerating it toward the center of the earth.
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Which of the following BEST explain why a book lying on a table does not move, even though the force of gravity is acting on it accelerating it toward the center of the earth.

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It would not move because while gravity is pushing it down, the table is also pushing it up therefor canceling out
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