mrs. knight drops her briefcase. when the briefcase lands on the floor, what is the reaction force to the action force of the briefcase on the floor?

The force of the floor on the briefcase

Explanation:

The briefcase hits the floor and stops the falling which is reacting to the briefcase that was falling and hits the floor.

The falling briefcase would be the action force because it is moving downward

and

The reaction force would be the floor because it will react on the briefcase.

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pythagoras' theorem

square root (-5^2+9^2)

square root (25+81)

square root (106)

angle is tan^-1(9/5)

neg x, pos y