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Suppose you’re weighing yourself while standing next to the bathroom sink. Using the idea of action and reaction, explain why the scale reading will be less when you push down on the top of the sink. Why will the scale reading be more if you pull up on the bottom of the sink?

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Answer: Because you're using your mass to push down on the sink, and vise versa.

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