Which team wins in a tug-of-war: the team that pulls harder on the rope or the t
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Which team wins in a tug-of-war: the team that pulls harder on the rope or the team that pushes harder against, the ground? Explain. In a tug-of-war between Sam and Maddy, each pulls on the rope with a force of 250 N. What is the tension in the rope? If both remain motionless, what horizontal force does each exert against the ground? Your instructor challenges you and your friend to each pull on a pair of scales attached to the ends of a horizontal rope, in tug-of-war fashion, so that the readings on the scales will differ. Can this be done? Explain.Explanation / Answer
Eventhough both pulls the rope in opposite direction the tension in the rope is 250 N only.
but the weight of the person acting on down ward and normal force action upwards so net force in vertical direction is zero. but to pull the rope they have to apply action force on ground and the reaction force should be given by ground on person then he can pull the rope so horizontal force applied on ground by person is also 250N.
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