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If, according to Newton’s Third Law, every action force has an equal reaction

force that acts in the opposite direction, why do these forces not just cancel each
other out, resulting in no net force and therefore no motion? Explain.

User Nirma
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Answer:

They act on different objects

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's say that I push a cart, the cart moves because the force is also going into the ground. Hope this makes sense.

User Nilesh Panchal
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