Question
Lin and Erin decide to have a tug of war contest. Erin pulls the rope with all her might and so does Lin. Sadly, Lin only pulls with half the force that Erin pulls with.
Which way will the rope move?
Responses
A towards Erin, since the forces are balancedtowards Erin, since the forces are balanced
B towards Lin, since the forces are balancedtowards Lin, since the forces are balanced
C towards Erin, since the forces are unbalancedtowards Erin, since the forces are unbalanced
D towards Lin, since the forces are unbalancedtowards Lin, since the forces are unbalanced
Which way will the rope move?
Responses
A towards Erin, since the forces are balancedtowards Erin, since the forces are balanced
B towards Lin, since the forces are balancedtowards Lin, since the forces are balanced
C towards Erin, since the forces are unbalancedtowards Erin, since the forces are unbalanced
D towards Lin, since the forces are unbalancedtowards Lin, since the forces are unbalanced
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct response is:
C. towards Erin, since the forces are unbalanced.
Since Erin pulls with more force than Lin (who pulls with half of Erin's force), the net force on the rope will be towards Erin.
C. towards Erin, since the forces are unbalanced.
Since Erin pulls with more force than Lin (who pulls with half of Erin's force), the net force on the rope will be towards Erin.