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Q.

A horse runs on the playground and comes to a skidding stop. The force applied to the horse due to the playground is 500 N, which is directly opposite to the motion of the horse. How much force does the horse apply on the playground?


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a

500 N

b

Zero

c

100 N

d

Insufficient data. 

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The force applied by the playground will be 500 N, The force applied by the horse on the playground is 500 N.
According to Newton’s Third law, “there is always an equal and opposite reaction to every action.” So there will be an equal force which is opposite in magnitude. Hence, the force applied by the playground will be equal to and opposite to the force applied by the horse on the playground. [2]
 
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