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Q. In a tug-of-war contest, two men pull on a horizontal rope from opposite sides. The winner will be the man who

Laws of Motion

Solution:

Forthe‘twomenplusrope’system,theextemalforces are those exerted by the ground on the men, which, by the third law o f motion, are equal to the forces they exert on the ground. The system will move in the direction o f the greater external force.