It Is Late and Carlos Is Sliding Down a Rope

question 64

Multiple Choice

It is late and Carlos is sliding down a rope from his third-floor window to meet his friend Juan.As he slides down the rope faster and faster,he becomes frightened and grabs harder on the rope,increasing the tension in the rope.As soon as the upward tension in the rope becomes equal to his weight:

• A)Carlos will stop.
• B)Carlos will slow down.
• C)Carlos will continue down at a constant velocity.
• D)the rope must break.

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