What is Newtons third law of motion?

To every action, there is always an equal and opposite reaction.Force always occurs in pairs. Consider two bodies A and B, force on a body A by B is equal and opposite to the force on the body B by A.i.e,(Force on A by B) = -(Force on B by A)

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