Three boys of equal strength try to break a rope (and fail) by tying one end to

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Three boys of equal strength try to break a rope (and fail) by tying one end to a fence post and tugging on the other end. Three additional boys (about the same strength as the others) come along and offer their assistance. Which of the following will maximize the tension in the rope? O It does not matter: the rope sustains the same tension in both cases. O Untie the rope from the post and have three boys tug on one end and the remaining three on the other (like a tug- of-war) Keep one end of the rope tied to the post and have all six boys tug on the other end.

Explanation / Answer

Tension is the force which is present in a stringent/rope/chain etc, it is produced in the object when's force is applied on the object. It makes the rope to hold the force

In the case above maximum tension will be applied by the rope when maximum force is applied on the rope i.e."keep one end of the rope tied to the post and have all six boys tug on the other end"

Because by Newton's 3rd law for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction" .when six boys tug on one end the post also will apply force equal to that of those six boys. Hence the rope experience maximum tension

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