For each of the following forces, give what produces it, what object it acts on,

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For each of the following forces, give what produces it, what object it acts on, its direction, and the reaction force. (a) The force you exert on your briefcase as you hold it while standing at the bus stop. It acts on the briefcase. The reaction force is the force the briefcase exerts on your hand. It acts upward. The briefcase produces this force. The reaction is the force you exert on the briefcase. It acts on you. You produce this force. It acts downward. (b) The normal force on the soles of your feet as you stand barefooted on a horizontal wood floor. It acts on the floor. Your feet produce this force. The floor produces this force. It acts upward The reaction force is the force your feet exert on the floor. The reaction force is the force the floor exerts on your feet. It acts on your feet. It acts downward. (d) The horizontal force exerted on a baseball by a bat as the ball is hit straight up the middle toward center field for a single. It acts on the ball. It acts horizontally. The reaction force is the force the ball exerts on the bat. It acts vertically. The ball produces this force. The bat produces this force. The reaction force is the force the bat exerts on the ball. It acts on the bat. Cant figure out what I am doing wrong.

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. (a) The force you exert on your briefcase as you hold it while standing at the bus stop. Ans-It acts on the briefcase.Hand produces it.The reaction force is the force the briefcase exerts on your hand. It acts downwards. b) The normal force on the soles of your feet as you stand barefooted on a horizontal wood floor ans-It acts on the floor. Your feet produce this force.The reaction force is the force the floor exerts on your feet. It acts on your feet.reaction force acts upwards c)The horizontal force exerted on a baseball by a bat as the ball is hit straight up the middle toward center field for a single Ans- It acts on the ball.The bat produces this force The reaction force is the force the ball exerts on the bat

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