State whether the following statement is true or false:
In any interaction,there are always at least two forces in play.

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(TRUE) The statement is True.
According to Newton's Third Law of Motion,forces always exist in pairs. Whenever one object exerts a force on a second object,the second object simultaneously exerts a force equal in magnitude and opposite in direction on the first object. Thus,an interaction between two bodies always involves a pair of forces.

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