Question

In tug of war, if the two teams have equal strength then:

• A. The rope will break.
• B. The rope will stay at the same place.
• C. The rope will move towards one of the sides.
• D. The rope will move towards each end alternatively.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

The rope will stay at the same place.

The rope breaks only if the force applied by both the teams is very large. It has nothing to do with the equality of the strength in the teams on the two sides of the rope.

In a tug of war, if the two teams are applying equal force on the rope then the net force acting on the rope is zero and hence the rope stays at the same place.