Question

Action and reaction are equal and opposite. Why do they not balance each other?

Answer 1

Heya user !!!

Here's the answer you are looking for

Action and reaction are equal and opposite but do not balance each other this is because the action reaction pair do not act on the same body.

Since they don't act on the same body we cannot cancel the forces just because they are equal.

Thus eventhough, Newton's 3rd law says each action has an EQUAL and OPPOSITE reaction they don't balance each other.




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Answer 2

Hey
Here's your answer !!

According to Newton's Third Law of motion ,
Each and every action has an equal and opposite reaction .

But action and reaction force never cancel each other .
This is because action and reaction act on two different bodies .
Forces can be cancelled only if they act on a single body . If they act on different bodies they do not cancel each other .

So even though action and reaction are equal and opposite , they dont cancel each other .

For example ,
When a book is lying on the table ,
The weight of the book is providing an action force on the table and the table is providing a reaction force on the book .

Hope it helps !!