It is late and Carlos is sliding down a rope from his third-floor window to meet his friend Juan. As he slides down the rope fas
ter and faster, he becomes frightened and grabs harder on the rope, increasing the tension in the rope. As soon as the upward tension in the rope becomes equal to his weight:
It would help Carlos stop sliding down and he would stay in his place in the air.
Explanation:
According to Newton's 1st Law of Motion, a body is said to be at rest or uniform motion when no net force is acting on it. This explains that when the tension in the rope becomes equal to Carlos' weight, the net force becomes zero which means the body (Carlos), is at rest and remains in the air instead of sliding down the rope.
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