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Applying NLM along 3 Axis

A car acceler...

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A car accelerates on a horizontal road due to the force exerted by
(a) the engine of the car
(b) the driver of the car
(c) the earth
(d) the road

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Solution

(d) the road

The car pushes the ground in the backward direction and according to the third law of motion, reaction force of the ground in the forward direction acts on the car.

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