Question

Two football teams, the Raiders and the 49ers are engaged in a tug-of-war. The Raiders are pulling with a force of 5000N. Which of the following is an accurate statement?

A. The tension in the rope depends on whether or not the teams are in equilibrium.
B. The 49ers are pulling with a force of more than 5000N because of course they’d be winning.
C. The 49ers are pulling with a force of 5000N.
D. The tension in the rope is 10,000N.
E. None of these statements are true.

Answer 1

E. None of these statements are true.

Step-by-step explanation:

We can't say the exact or approximate amount of tension on the rope, since we do know for sure from the statement who is winning.

for A, the tension on the rope does not depend on if both teams pull are in equilibrium.

for B, the 49ers would be pulling with a force more than 5000 N, if they were winning. The problem is that we can't say with all confidence that they'd be winning.

for C, we don't know how much tension exists on the rope, and its direction, so we can't work out how much tension the 49ers are pulling the rope with.

for D, just as for C above, we can't work out how much tension there is on the rope, since we do not know how much force the 49ers are pulling with.

we go with option E.