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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:
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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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.
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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