Question

In the classic horse and cart problem, a horse is attached to a cart that can roll along on a set of wheels. Which of the following statement is true? Also explain the reason of your selected choice as well. a) The horse pulls on the cart with a force, and the cart pulls, back on the horse with an equal force. b) The horse pulls on the cart with a force greater than the force that the cart pulls back on the horse. c) The horse pulls the cart forward, because of a time delay between the action and reaction forces. d) The horse pulls the cart forward, but only if the horse has a mass greater than the mass of the cart. e) The horse pulls the cart forward because the force of friction forward is greater than the force of the wagon backward.

Answer 1

E is correct because net force in the forward direction is greater