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Grade 12Mechanics

why it is easy to pull a heavy object that to push it on a level ground?

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10 Years agoGrade 12
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer10 Years ago
pulling is better than pushing because
 
pulling
write the fbd of the body.............................
then u will get.............
f=Fcos@ , mg=N+Fsin@                                     here F makes @  above the ground
                 N=mg-Fsin@
 
pushing
write the fbd of the body.............................
then u will get.............
f=Fcos@ , mg=N-Fsin@                                    here F makes @  below the ground
                 N=mg+Fsin@
compare these cases, in pulling case normal reaction is less but in case of pushing N is more
 
F=applied force
f=frictional force
@=angle made byF with ground
mg=weight of body
N=normal reaction acting on body
 
Profile image of Rajat Jain
10 Years ago
But there is no information about the angle. so what about @=0