Two drivers, one owning a large Cadillac and the other owning a small volkswagen

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Two drivers, one owning a large Cadillac and the other owning a small volkswagen make a bet. The VW owner bets that his car can pull as hard as the cadillac. They chain the two rear bumpers together in a large empty parking lot. Each driver gets into his car and applies full power. The cadillac pulls the VW backward all over the lot. The driver of the VW later claims that his car was pulling on the chain as hard as the cadillac all the time. What does Newton's third law say in this case? Assume that the chain has negligible mass

Explanation / Answer

According to newton's third law '' every action has an equal and opposite reaction''. they both were pulling the car with equal force. vw got pulled backward because, it's mass is smaller. since (force = mass*acceleration) so it has to create high accleration.

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