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Two objects are interacting, but stay stationary. Which best describes what is happening to the action and reaction forces?
There are no forces acting on the objects.
The forces are equal and opposite each other.
One object is exerting more force than the other.
Their forces are occurring at different times.
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The forces are equal and opposite to each other.
By Newton’s 3rd law, when two objects interact the force one exerts on the other equals in magnitude and is opposite in direction to the force the other exerts back. These forces act on different objects (so they don’t cancel on the same object) and occur simultaneously; each object stays stationary because the net force on it is zero (other forces balance the interaction force).
By Newton’s 3rd law, when two objects interact the force one exerts on the other equals in magnitude and is opposite in direction to the force the other exerts back. These forces act on different objects (so they don’t cancel on the same object) and occur simultaneously; each object stays stationary because the net force on it is zero (other forces balance the interaction force).
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