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AP Physics C: Mechanics
2.5 Newton’s Second Law
2.3 Newton’s Third Law
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A horse is attached to a cart by a taut horizontal harness on a flat, level road. When the horse begins walking, both the horse and the cart accelerate forward together. Which of the following correctly explains why the cart accelerates forward despite the harness exerting equal and opposite forces on the horse and the cart?

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