Define: what is a net force? and The two forces in an action/reactionpair a. poi

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Define: what is a net force? and The two forces in an action/reactionpair
a. point in thesame direction.
b. act on the same object. c. are always long rangeforces. d. act on two differentobjects. Please help me define a net force and what is the correctanswer to the multiple choice? any help would be greatlyappreciated! Thanks! Define: what is a net force? and The two forces in an action/reactionpair
a. point in thesame direction.
b. act on the same object. c. are always long rangeforces. d. act on two differentobjects. Please help me define a net force and what is the correctanswer to the multiple choice? any help would be greatlyappreciated! Thanks! Please help me define a net force and what is the correctanswer to the multiple choice? any help would be greatlyappreciated! Thanks!

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The net force acting on an object is the vector sum of all forceswhich act on that object. When one object exerts a force on another object, the second objectalways exerts a force back onto the first object which is equal inmagnitude and opposite in direction. That is the definition of anaction/reaction pair. So they cannot point in the same direction,they can never act on the same object, they aren't always longrange forces, so by process of elimination, the answer would bed.

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