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A horse pulls a cart with a force of 1000 N. The force of friction between the cart and the ground is 1000 N. The cart do not move. Why?

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When a horse pulls a cart with a force of 1000 N, and the force of friction between the cart and the ground is also 1000 N, the cart does not move because both forces are equal but in opposite directions and the resultant force acting on the cart is zero.

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