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Step2247 [10]
3 years ago
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A man pulls on a (massless) rope tied to a tree with a force of 500 N. Later, two men pull on opposite ends of the same rope wit

h opposing forces of 500 N each. The tension in the rope is __________.
Physics
2 answers:
qwelly [4]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

  • <em>In both cases the tension in the rope is </em><u>equal to 500N</u>

Explanation:

It may be that in the case of the <em>tree</em>, the result is more intuitive, because you can think that there is only one force. But this is misleading.

To find the <em>tension in the rope</em>, you should draw a free body diagram. By doing so, you would find that the rope is static because there are two opposite forces. Assuming, for simplicity, that the rope is horizontal,  a force of 500N is pulling to one direction (let's say to the right) and a force of 500N is pulling to the opposite direction (to the left). Else, the rope would not be static.

That analysys is the same for the<em> rope tied to the tree</em> ( the tree is pulling with 500N, such as the man, but in opposite direction) and when the rope is pulled  by <em>two men</em> on opposite ends, each with<em> forces of 500N.</em>

Hence, the tension is the same and equal to 500N.

garri49 [273]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Explanation:

In first case, the tension is equal to the applied force that means it is 500 N.

Now two persons pull the rope with a force of 500 N each, so the tension in each rope is also 500 N.

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