A large car drags a small trailer in such a way that their common speed increases rapidly. Which tugs harder on the other?
A. The car tugs harder on the trailer than vice versa.
B. The trailer tugs harder on the car than vice versa.
C. Both tug equally on each other.
D. The trailer exerts no force on the car at all.
E. There is no way to tell.
C. Both tug equally on each other.
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