Nellie whirls a tether ball in a horizontal circular path over her head. If the action force is Nellie pulling on the string, the reaction force is

A) Nellie pulling on the string.
B) the string pulling on Nellie.
C) the ball pulling on the string.
D) none of the above


Answer: B

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