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Question
A car accelerates on a horizontal road due to the force exerted by.
Options
the engine of the car
the driver of the car
the earth
the road
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Solution
the road
The car pushes the ground in the backward direction and according to the third law of motion, reaction force of the ground in the forward direction acts on the car.
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