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Transcribed Image Text:A mass sits at rest on top of a table. Which
two forces that are not action-reaction are
equal and opposite?
A. the force of gravity on the mass due to the
Earth and the force of gravity on the Earth
due to the mass
B. the contact force on the mass due to the
table and the contact force on the table
due to the mass
C. the force of gravity on the mass due to the
Earth and the contact table on the table
due to the mass
D. the force of gravity on the mass due to the
Earth and the contact force on the mass
due to the table
E. the contact force on the mass due to the
table and the force of gravity on the Earth
due to the mass
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