Third Law of Motion: Practice Problem & Solution

Short Solution (Best for NEET):

To solve this problem, we apply the core principles of Third Law of Motion. Understanding the underlying formula is key to arriving at the correct answer below:

Assertion (A) is true: Newton's third law states that action and reaction forces are always equal in \(magnitude\) and opposite in \(direction\).nReason (R) is false: Action and reaction forces act on *different* bodies, so they cannot cancel each other out to produce a net force of \(0\) on a *single* body. Therefore, (A) is true but (R) is false.