Hw can we relate conervation of momentum with Newton's third law?

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Hw can we relate conervation of momentum with Newton's third law??

Hw can we relate conervation of momentum with Newton's third law??.. Quantitavely and qualitatevely i want a clarification for the realation between these.. Assume an apple falling towards earth.. Thanks in advance
 
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Ok well it might help to imagine a situation that is "static". This means that the objects involved are not undergoing acceleration. A good example would be a rope pulling on a box that has yet to exceed its static friction.

In that case you know that Newtons first law holds so you have

[itex]\sum F = 0[/itex]

now if you consider it a closed system then the only two forces acting are would be the force from the rope (f1), and the force opposing it from the static friction (f2).

hence you have

[itex]F1 + F2 = 0[/itex]

simple algera yields

[itex]F1 = - F2[/itex]
 


I get this point but i need in terms of momentum!
 


Forces are the time-derivative of momentum. If the time-derivative of momentum is always 0, momentum is constant (conserved).
 


Also going back to my example. If [itex]F = ma[/itex] and we know that a = 0 then F must equal 0, and hence you can reach the conclusion using algebra above