If the medium blue guy is placed on the very end of the left rope and the small red guy is placed on the very end of the right rope, it means that the left rope has a heavier weight than the right rope. This causes an imbalance in the forces acting on the cart.
According to Newton's third law of motion, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. So, when the left rope with the medium blue guy exerts a force towards the left, the cart will move towards the right in response to the equal and opposite force.
Additionally, the placement of the small red guy on the very end of the right rope causes a greater torque on that side, further contributing to the cart's movement to the right. The imbalanced forces and torques cause the cart to move in the direction opposite to the heavier side.
Place the medium blue guy on the very end of the left rope & 1 small red guy on the very end of the right rope
Why does the cart move that way?
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