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When a fire man directs a powerful stream of water on a fire from a hose pipe, the hose pipe tends to go backward. This is an example of Newton's:

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Law of gravitation
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First law of motion
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Second law of motion
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Third law of motion
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Solution

The correct option is C Third law of motion
According to Newton's 3rd law of motion, every action has equal and opposite reaction.
Thus stream of water going in forward direction exerts a force on the hose pipe in the backward direction which makes hose pipe to go backwards.

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