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Chapter 4 Problem 28DQ

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A horse is hitched to a wagon. Since the wagon pulls back on the horse just as hard as the horse pulls on the wagon, why doesn’t  the wagon remain in equilibrium, no matter how hard the horse pulls?

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Solution 28DQ

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Horse is applying a force on the wagon. Since, it is applying a force, there will be a change of state of the cart and the inertia of the cart will try to prevent it from the state of motion. The cart is coming into contact with the ground with two wheels. So, according to Newton’s third law, every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Action is the pulling effect by the horse and the reaction is the frictional force and inertia exerted by the ground on the wheels of the cart. The action reaction pairs will be equal and opposite.

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Title Sears and Zemansky's University Physics with Modern Physics 13 
Author Hugh D. Young; Roger A. Freedman; A. Lewis Ford
ISBN 9780321696861

Solved: A horse is hitched to a wagon. Since the wagon

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