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If action is always equal to the reaction. Explain how a horse can pull a cart?

A horse pushes the cart in the backward direction. According to Newton’s third law, a reaction force is exerted by the earth on the horse in the forward direction. As a result, the cart moves forward.

The pair of forces acting on the horse & th cart is given below:



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