Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 4, Problem 13FTD
As you’re sitting on a chair, there’s a gravitational force down-ward on you, and an upward normal force from the chair on you. Do these forces constitute a third-law pair? If not, what forces are paired with each of these?
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