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According to Newton’s Third Law of Motion, how are action and reaction forces related. Provide a full explanation with an example

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For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. For example, take a cup on a table. The weight of the cup is the action, and the reason the cup does not sink through the table is because the table exerts an equal reaction force which is opposite to the action of the cup.

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