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Third Law of Motion

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When a horse pulls the tonga, the tonga moves forward due to:

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Force exerted by horse in forward direction

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Reaction of the tonga

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Reaction of the ground on the horse

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is A Reaction of the ground on the horse
According to Newton's third law, for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Horse pushes the ground backward to move forward and tonga gets the opposite reaction in forward direction.

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