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4-1.Newton's Laws of Motion
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In a tug-of-war contest, two men pull on a horizontal rope from opposite sides. The winner will be the man who
A
exerts greater force on the rope
B
exerts greater force on the ground
C
exerts a force on the rope which is greater than the tension in the rope
D
makes a smaller angle with the vertical
Solution
For the 'two men plus rope' system, the external forces are those exerted by the ground on the men, which, by the third law of motion, are equal to the forces they exert on the ground. The system will move in the direction of the greater external force.
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