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Can you please give me the equation for the 3rd law and define the variables and give me a example of it

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Newton's third law of motion


F_(12)=-F_(21)

Here F_12 is the force due to the first body on the second body.

F_21 is the force due to the second body on the first body.

The negative sign indicates that the direction of force is opposite.

Example: Hitting the wall with your hand.

You are applying force on the wall with your hand and the wall will exert an opposite force on the hand of equal magnitude.

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