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Newton's third law is applicable only to objects at rest.

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Newton's third law applies even when objects do not move. Here a gymnast pushes downward on the bars. The bars push back on the gymnast with an equal force. an action-reaction pair is because one of the objects is often much more massive and appears to remain motionless when a force acts on it.
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Newton's third law - For every action there's an equal and opposite reaction, action and reaction act on different objects

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