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If for every action force an equal and opposite reaction force exists, how can anything ever be accelerated?

A.)The action and reaction forces act on different objects, therefore the net force is not always zero.

B.)The action force, when accelerating, is greater than the reaction force.

C.)The reaction force is not always in the same vector direction as the action force.

D.)none of the above

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AL2006
If there are two equal and opposite forces on the SAME THING, then the thing doesn't accelerate. You're right about that. But the action and reaction forces act on two different things. The bullet and the rifle. The ball and the bat. The airplane and the air. etc. So BOTH can accelerate.

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