A Horse Harnessed to a Wagon Refuses to Pull,citing Newton's

question 4

Multiple Choice

A horse harnessed to a wagon refuses to pull,citing Newton's third law,which states that for every force there is an equal but opposite reaction force.The horse,incorrect in its reasoning,can pull the wagon because

• A)after it gives a jerk and the wagon is moving,its pulling force will be greater than the reaction to this force.
• B)the law applies only to static cases.
• C)the wagon cannot possibly pull back with a force equal in magnitude to the pulling force.
• D)the action and reaction forces are acting on different bodies.
• E)after friction is overcome,the reaction force is less than the pulling force.

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