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Question
Give a scientific reason.
Even though the magnitudes of action force and reaction forces are equal and their directions are opposite, their effects do not get cancelled.
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Solution
When two bodies interact, the action and reaction forces come into action. Even though their magnitude is the same and their direction is opposite, their effects do not get cancelled because these action and reaction forces do not act on the same body.
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