Consider the force by a baseball against a player's glove while the player is catching a fastball. The law of force pairs says that this force is one of a pair of forces. The other member of this pair is
A) the muscular force in the player's arms, i.e., the force by the player's muscles on the player's arm.
B) the player's grip on the glove, i.e., the force by the player's hand against the glove.
C) the frictional force by the ground on the player's shoes.
D) the weight of the ball.
E) the force by the glove on the ball.

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According to Newton's third law of motion, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The force by the baseball against the glove is paired with the force by the glove on the baseball.

Consider the Force by a Baseball Against a Player's Glove