Question

3. Consider a locomotive and the rest of a freight train to be a single object. Suppose the locomotive is pulling the train up a hill. Describe the action and reaction forces that cause the locomotive to move up the hill, such as the reaction force and gravity.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Action - Pulling up the train.

Reaction - Friction on the locomotive

Explanation:

Locomotive is pulling the train upwards ,

Which is the action force applied by the locomotive,

As a reaction locomotive will be pulled by the train which is the reaction of pulling

Now, considering it as a action on locomotive , friction force will act on it as a reaction upwards which will result to move it upwards.

For train action is pulling up by locomotive and reaction will be friction acting on it downwards.