Energy used by a horse to pull a cart is an example of.

Potential energy.

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Sound energy.

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Muscular energy

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Solution

The correct option is C
Muscular energy

Explanation for correct option
The force applied by the action of muscles is called a muscular force.
When a horse pulls a cart, the muscles of the horse come into action and muscular energy is utilized to pull the cart.
Hence, option (c) is correct.

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Q. If action is always equal to reaction, explain why a cart pulled by a horse can be moved.

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When a horse exerts a force on cart , the cart exerts an equal and opposite force on the horse. Then how come the horse can manage to pull the cart ?

A horse is harnessed to a cart. If the horse tries to pull the cart, the horse must exert a force on the cart. By Newton's third law the cart must then exert an equal and opposite force on the horse. Since the two forces are equal and opposite, they must add to zero, so Newton's second law tells us that the acceleration of the system must be zero and therefore no matter how hard the horse pulls, it can never move the cart.

Q. A horse exerts a pull on a cart of 300 N so that the horse-cart system moves with a uniform speed of 18 km/h on a level road. Calculate the power developed by the horse to pull the cart in watts and also its equivalent in horse power

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Energy used by a horse to pull a cart is an example of.

The correct option is C Muscular energyExplanation for correct optionThe force applied by the action of muscles is called a muscular force.When a horse pulls a cart, the muscles of the horse come into action and muscular energy is utilized to pull the cart.Hence, option (c) is correct.

The correct option is C
Muscular energy

Explanation for correct option
The force applied by the action of muscles is called a muscular force.
When a horse pulls a cart, the muscles of the horse come into action and muscular energy is utilized to pull the cart.
Hence, option (c) is correct.