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	Action Force: The man pushes to the left on the tree
	Reaction Force: The tree pushes back to the right with an equal and opposite force to the right

            Have you ever wondered what forces are at work when you push up against a wall? Whenever you apply a force on something one of Newton’s three laws are at work. Newton’s third law states the with every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Newton's laws give us an understanding about what forces are at work in everyday life. He was born in 1642 in Lincolnshire England, and he is the reason for most of are knowledge about the movement of objects.