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- Homework Statement
- Two persons A & B are pulling the two ends of a rope (As people do in tug war).Person A pulls rope with a force=10N and the person B is pulling another end of the rope with a force =20N. According to Newton's 3rd, rope will also pull person A with force=10N and B with a force=20N. It means tension at one end of the rope is 10N and at the other end tension is 20N(Because of the definition of tension).Is it correct? If yes ,then pulling force on A by the rope will only depend on force exerted by A on rope and will not depend upon the force applied by B on the rope. In that case , if B is pulling the rope with a force=1000N and A is pulling the other end of rope with a force=10N, then the tension at that end(where A is applying force) will be only 10N.It means the force by which rope is pulling A will be only 10N. Is it possible?
- Relevant Equations
- Newton's laws and fundamental of mechanics
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