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Kip shoots a basketball from the three-point line and wins the game for his team. Which of the following is the reaction force?

-Kip's arm moving
-the basketball moving into the basket
-winning the game

User Kitcha
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B, the basketball moving into the basket
User Brandon Spilove
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Answer:

--the basketball moving into the basket

Explanation:

Given : Kip shoots a basketball from the three-point line and wins the game for his team

To Find : Which of the following in the given options is the reaction force?

Solution :

Reaction force :Reaction force is force acting in the opposite direction

Newton's third law is used here

Newton's third law :For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Since kips shoots the ball so the basketball moving into the basket

Shooting the ball shows the action . the basket ball moving in the basket shows the reaction force as action force is applied when she was shooting and in opposite direction the reaction force is acting as the basketball moving into the basket

Hence option B is correct .

the basketball moving into the basket

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