A horse pulls a cart with a force of 1500 N. The force of friction between the cart and the ground is 1500 N. The cart does not move. Why?

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When a horse pulls a cart with a force of 1500 N, and the force of friction between the cart and the ground is 1500 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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