Tension In Rope: Box Suspended & Pulled by Force

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When a box suspended by a rope is pulled to one side by a horizontal force, the tension in the rope increases due to the balance of forces acting on the system. The applied horizontal force creates a reaction that must be countered by the tension in the rope, which supports the box. This relationship can be described using force balance equations, which illustrate how the tension adjusts to maintain equilibrium. The concept of action and reaction explains that the rope experiences increased tension as it compensates for the external force. Understanding this dynamic is crucial for analyzing forces in suspended systems.
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A box suspended by a rope is pulled to one side by a horizontal force. The tension in the rope increases! Why is it so?
 
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draw a diagram; write down force balance equation; expand it in coordinate frame if needed
 
Hamza Abbasi said:
A box suspended by a rope is pulled to one side by a horizontal force. The tension in the rope increases! Why is it so?

Have you solved the force balance equations, as zwierz suggests, and found that the tension increases, or were you told that it increases and you're trying to understand why?
 
Hamza Abbasi said:
A box suspended by a rope is pulled to one side by a horizontal force. The tension in the rope increases! Why is it so?
Because for every action if force there is an equal and opposite reaction. Thus this equal reaction must get exerted upon the rope, as it is supporting the object on which the force was exerted. Ergo...more tension on the rope.
 

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