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Assertion (A) : While catching a ball, a cricketer withdraws his hands along with the ball.

Reason (R) : To every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

  1. both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. assertion is false but reason is true
  4. assertion is true but reason is false

Motion in One Dimension

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Answer

both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

Explanation

Assertion (A) is true because the cricketer pulls his hands back to increase the time over which the ball’s momentum is reduced to zero. This reduces the force on his hands as per Newton's second law of motion which is :

F=ΔpΔt\text F=\dfrac {Δ\text p}{Δ\text t}

So, on increasing time (Δt) reduces the force (F) experienced.

​Reason (R) is true because this is Newton’s third Law, which is correct in itself, but it is not the reason why the cricketer withdraws his hands as the reason involves Newton’s second law.

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