Question

An object on a rope is lowered steadily decreasing speed. Which is true?

A) The tope tensions is greater than the objects weight
B) the rope tension equals the objects weight
C)the rope tension is less than the objects weight
D) the rope tension can’t be compared to the objects weight

Answer 1

The rope tension is less than the object's weight. Option C is correct.

An object is accelerating downward when it is lowered at a constant, decreasing speed. The upward force of the rope tension does not exactly balance the downward force of gravity on the object since there is net force operating on it.

The rope tension needs to be lower than the object's weight in order to keep the speed decline constant. This indicates that the object is gradually rushing downward because the upward force of the rope tension is not nearly strong enough to precisely offset the downward effect of gravity.

Answer 2

C) the rope tension is less than the objects weight

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Newton's Second Law, when an unbalanced or net force is applied to a body, it produces an acceleration in the body in the direction of the net force itself.

In this scenario, we have two forces acting on the object. First is the weight of object acting downward. Second is the tension in the rope acting upwards.

Since, the object is being lowered in the direction of weight. Therefore, weight of the object must be greater than the tension in the rope. So, the net force has the downward direction and the object is lowered. Hence, the correct option is:

C) the rope tension is less than the objects weight