Mathematics A-Level
action-reaction pairs
What action-reaction pairs means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for WJEC.
Definition of action-reaction pairs
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Reference: WJEC
Pairs that are equal in magnitude, opposite in direction, of the identical physical nature, and act on two different bodies.
Topics that use action-reaction pairs
- Forces and Newton’s laws (AS Unit 2: Applied Mathematics A) (WJEC A-Level)
Related terms
- force
- free fall
- gravitational acceleration g
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- mass and acceleration
- Newton's first law
- Newton's second law
- Newton’s third law
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