Question: A mule is attempting to move a cart loaded with rock. Since the cart pulls back on the mule with a force equal in size

A mule is attempting to move a cart loaded with rock. Since the cart pulls back on the mule with a force equal in size to the force that the mule exerts on the cart (according to Newton’s third law), is it possible for the mule to accelerate the cart? Explain.

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