Newton's Law

NEWTONS THIRD LAW
LAW OF INTERACTION
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Frank Anthony A. Dawis Nathanael Andrew H. Cayetano
The third law states that all forces exist in pairs: if one object A exerts a force FA on a second object B, then B simultaneously exerts a force FB on A, and the two forces are equal and opposite: FA = FB. The third law means that all forces are interactions between different bodies, and thus that there is no such thing as a unidirectional force or a force that acts on only one body. This law is sometimes referred to as the action-reaction law, with FA called the "action" and FB the "reaction". The action and the reaction are simultaneous, and it does not matter which is called the action and which is called reaction.
Both forces are part of a single interaction, and
neither force exists without the other.
An illustration of Newton's third law in which two
skaters push against each other. The first skater on the left exerts a normal force N12 on the second skater directed towards the right, and the second skater exerts a normal force N21 on the first skater directed towards the left. The magnitude of both forces are equal, but they have opposite directions, as dictated by Newton's third law.
From a conceptual standpoint, Newton's third law
is seen when a person walks: they push against the floor, and the floor pushes against the person. Similarly, the tires of a car push against the road while the road pushes back on the tires. tires and road simultaneously push against each other In swimming, a person interacts with the water, pushing the water backward, while the water simultaneously pushes the person forward. both the person and the water push against each other
The reaction forces account for the motion in
these examples. These forces depend on friction; a person or car on ice, for example, may be unable to exert the action force to produce the needed reaction force.
A force is a push or a pull upon an object that results
from its interaction with another object. Forces result from interactions! Some forces result from contact interactions (normal, frictional, tensional, and applied forces are examples of contact forces) and other forces are the result of action-at-a-distance interactions (gravitational, electrical, and magnetic forces). According to Newton, whenever objects A and B interact with each other, they exert forces upon each other. When you sit in your chair, your body exerts a downward force on the chair and the chair exerts an upward force on your body. There are two forces resulting from this interaction - a force on the chair and a force on your body. These two forces are called action and reaction forces and are the subject of Newton's third law of motion.
Formally stated, Newton's third law is:
or the forces of two bodies on each other are always equal and are directed in opposite directions.
The statement means that in every interaction,
there is a pair of forces acting on the two interacting objects. The size of the forces on the first object equals the size of the force on the second object. The direction of the force on the first object is opposite to the direction of the force on the second object. Forces always come in pairs - equal and opposite action-reaction force pairs.
Consider the flying motion of birds. A bird flies by
use of its wings. The wings of a bird push air downwards. Since forces result from mutual interactions, the air must also be pushing the bird upwards. The size of the force on the air equals the size of the force on the bird; the direction of the force on the air (downwards) is opposite the direction of the force on the bird (upwards). For every action, there is an equal (in size) and opposite (in direction) reaction. Action-reaction force pairs make it possible for birds to fly.
Whatever draws or presses another is as much drawn
or pressed by that other. If you press a stone with your finger, the finger is also pressed by the stone. If a horse draws a stone tied to a rope, the horse will be equally drawn back towards the stone: for the distended rope, by the same Endeavour to relax or unbend itself, will draw the horse as much towards the stone, as it does the stone towards the horse, and will obstruct the progress of the one as much as it advances that of the other. If a body impinges upon another, and by its force changes the motion of the other, that body also (because of the equality of the mutual pressure) will undergo an equal change, in its own motion, toward the contrary part.
The changes made by these actions are equal,
not in the velocities but in the motions of the bodies; that is to say, if the bodies are not hindered by any other impediments. For, as the motions are equally changed, the changes of the velocities made toward contrary parts are reciprocally proportional to the bodies. This law takes place also in attractions.

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NEWTONS THIRD LAW

neither force exists without the other.

An illustration of Newton's third law in which two

From a conceptual standpoint, Newton's third law

The reaction forces account for the motion in

A force is a push or a pull upon an object that results

Formally stated, Newton's third law is:

The statement means that in every interaction,

Consider the flying motion of birds. A bird flies by

Whatever draws or presses another is as much drawn

The changes made by these actions are equal,

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