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Do action and reaction forces act simultaneously? Explain.

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In anaction-reactionpair offorcesany one can be called theactionand the otherwillbe thereaction.Action and reaction act simultaneouslybut on different bodies. They are equal in magnitude but opposite in direction and since theyacton two different bodies theydonot cancel each other. Read carefully and understand. Like if satisfied

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