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State Newton's third law of motion and give two examples of it.
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Answer
To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, and the two act on different bodies. A swimmer pushes the water backwards and is pushed forwards; a rocket pushes hot gases downwards and is pushed upwards.
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Explanation
Because the two forces act on different bodies they never cancel each other out.
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