action and reaction are equal in magnitude and opposite in direction.Then why do they not balance each other?
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Newton's third law of motion states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. This indicates that forces always act in pairs. Reaction forces are equal and opposite, but they are not balanced forces because they act on different objects so they don't cancel each other out.
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Newton's third law of motion states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. This indicates that forces always act in pairs. Reaction forces are equal and opposite, but they are not balanced forces because they act on different objects so they don't cancel each other out.
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In a sense they do “balance” each other, but the criterion for acceleration is the sum of all forces acting on a body. So I can push a stone with a stick and the stone exerts a force on the stick that is equal and opposite. But the stone will accelerate only if the sum of the forces acting on the stone is not zero. So a stone on the ground might not move when I press on it with a stick (the ground might also be exerting a force on the stone). And there is always the gravitational force acting.