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Grade 12th passMechanics

you can full a wagon with a rope,but you cannot push it with a rope.is there such a thing as a negative tension ?

Profile image of AaaBee khan
9 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
While pulling the rope it gets tight that is to say that the rope transfers the Tension force to wagon from Pulling act.
In case of pushing the rope gets slacked down and hence the frce gets doomed.
Hence the wagon would not move.