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Answer» Newton's 3rd law of motion STATES that:
“For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.”
It means that for every interaction between objects there are always 2 forces ACTING. The forces must be equal in magnitude. That is they must both be EQUALLY "strong." They also must be opposite - working in OPPOSING directions.
When we walk our foot pushes on the floor and the floor pushes back on us - in the opposite direction, RESULTING in our moving in the direction we are walking.
It's a little difficult to understand that this happens anytime we have an interaction between objects. When we sit down on a chair, the chair pushes up on us. And, of course, when we hit someone, he/she's going to hit us back
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