When a small car is towing a large car by a very light (massless)horizontal rope,the rope exerts equal size forces on both cars.

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According to Newton's third law, the force between two objects is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction. Therefore, if the rope is massless and horizontal, the tension force it exerts on the small car will be equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the tension force it exerts on the large car.

When a Small Car Is Towing a Large Car by a Very