Assuming that the angle is the same for both ropes, then D. is the answer. You have to consider also if the ropes are close together or far apart and if the force to move the object is in line with the ropes or perpendicular to them.
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I believe it's B. the transmission of heat across matter
The wires that will have the least resistance is :
C. A short thick wire
in order to get the least resistence, you need the wire to be the lowest in length and the highest in Area
hope this helps
Answer:

Explanation:
The resistance of a metal rod is given by

where
is the resistivity
L is the length of the rod
A is the cross-sectional area
The resistivity changes with the temperature as:

where in this case:
is the resistivity of silver at 
is the temperature coefficient for silver
is the current temperature
Substituting,

The length of the rod changes as

where:
is the initial length at 
is the coefficient of linear expansion
Substituting,

The cross-sectional area of the rod changes as

So, substituting,

Therefore, if the initial resistance at 21.0°C is

Then the resistance at 180.0°C is:
