Question

In the game of tug-of-war, the team that pulls the rope harder wins the game. This is because:

• A. the rope moves in the direction of larger force.
• B. the rope moves in the direction of the smaller force.
• C. the rope does not move at all.
• D. the rope moves in the direction of product of the forces.

Answer 1

The correct option is A the rope moves in the direction of larger force.

In a game of tug-of-war, teams apply forces in terms of pulls on the rope. On the rope, two pulls act in opposite directions. The net force becomes the difference of the two forces (pulls) and the rope moves in the direction of the larger force (pull).