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Newton's Third Law of Motion?
The newton's third law states that for every action there is an equal in magnitude but opposite in direction reaction. My book states that one of the examples of action-reaction force pairs include the attration force between the earth and the moon. However, isn't the gravitational force on the Earth greater than that of the Moon? So even though the gravitational forces are acting on two different bodies and are in opposite directions, the magnitude of the gravitational forces are not the same right? Please correct me if I'm wrong because I really can't afford to have any misconceptions at this point! Thanks!! :D
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- Anonymous9 years agoFavorite Answer
Yes, The gravitational force acting against bodies is different, if it is in another plane..
We really don't take the moons gravitational force into consideration, because it is not vital to our a knowing