A horizontal pull P drags two boxes connected by a horizontal rope having tension T, as shown in the figure . The floor is horizontal and frictionless. Decide which of the following statements is true without doing any calculations: a. PT b. P=T c. P

Question

A horizontal pull P drags two boxes connected by a horizontal rope having tension T, as shown in the figure . The floor is horizontal and frictionless.

Decide which of the following statements is true without doing any calculations:
a. P>T
b. P=T
c. P<T
d. We need more information to decide which is greater.

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anonymous · Answer

I am just struggling with this one. I don't understand it. To me, the most obvious answer would be P>T because it would be bulling the weights of both boxes, but physics usually isn't the most obvious answer! So please help me understand this!