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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is a book on a table a upward or downward force?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

force is downward due to gravity while the reaction is upward.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thanks

OpenStudy (vincent-lyon.fr):

The book exerts a downward contact force on the table. The table exerts an upward contact force on the book.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It is a downward force, and the table is exerting an equal force upward on the book.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thanks Y'all

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