Two horses pull a cart in the same direction with a force of $500$ N each. Find the resultant force acting on the cart.

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Solution

The horses pull in the same direction.
$∴$ , the resultant force acting on the cart
$=$ sum of both the forces
$= 500$ N $+ 500$ N $= 1000$ N
The resultant force of $1000$ N will act in the same direction as the individual forces on the cart.

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