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A hammer drives a nail into a piece of wood. Identify an action - reaction pair in this situation.
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Well, first of all, what is Newton's third law?
For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction right?
So if the hammer exerts a force on the nail, does the nail exert a force back on the hammer according to Newton's third law?
I'll give you a hint: when you hit the nail with the hammer, you drive the nail into the wood, which is the action. So what is the reaction?
The hammer drives the nail down so the opposite reaction would be...?
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The nail driving the hammer up, right?
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