Choose the BEST answer to the following: The team that wins in a tug-of-war is the team that (a) produces more tension in the rope than the opponent. (b) pushes hardest on the ground. (c) Both. (d) Neither.

Choose the BEST answer to the following: The team that wins in a tug-of-war is the team that (a) produces more tension in the rope than the opponent. (b) pushes hardest on the ground. (c) Both. (d) Neither.

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Chapter6: Applications Of Newton's Laws

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The team that wins in a tug-of-war is the team that

(a) produces more tension in the rope than the opponent.

(b) pushes hardest on the ground.

(d) Neither.

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