You Try to Pull an Object by Tugging on a Rope

question 37

Multiple Choice

You try to pull an object by tugging on a rope attached to the object with a force . The object does not move at all. What does this imply?

• A)There are no other forces acting on the object.
• B)The inertia of the object prevents it from accelerating.
• C)The object has reached its natural state of rest and can no longer be set into motion.
• D)The rope is not transmitting the force to the object.
• E)There are also one or more other forces that act on the object with a sum - .

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