If actionis always equal to the reaction, explain how a horse can pull a cart.

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Ahorse pushes the ground in the backwarddirection. According to Newton’s third law of motion, areaction force is exerted by the Earth on the horse in the forwarddirection. As a result, the cart moves forward.

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