Whenever one object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts an equal and opposite force on the first object.

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Do action and reaction forces cancel?

Many textbooks and teachers state this law as follows: For every action force there is an equal and opposite reaction force.
Does this mean these forces cancel?

The answer is NO!!!

The forces act on different objects so they don't cancel.