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Understand: action and reaction forces

Problem

Joe is playing a game at the fair. To win, he must throw a ball and knock down a bottle. Kim doesn’t think the bottle will fall over when the ball hits it because the action and reaction forces will cancel each other out.
Is Kim’s claim correct?
Choose 1 answer: