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6. In each situation described below, compare the magnitudes of the two forces. Explain your answer in each case.
g. A truck attempts to tow a car. They are connected by a 2-m-long rope. At first the truck doesn’t pull hard enough, and the car doesn’t move. Compare the force exerted by the truck’s bumper on the rope to that exerted by the rope on the truck’s bumper. Also compare the force exerted by the rope on the car’s bumper to that exerted by the car’s bumper on the rope.
h. Finally the truck pulls hard enough so that the car begins to move. Compare the same pairs of forces as in (g) to each other.
i. An elevator is hanging from a strong cable. The elevator is at rest. Compare the force exerted by the cable on the elevator to that exerted by the elevator on the cable.
j. In (i) compare the tension in the cable to the weight of the elevator.
k. The elevator in (i) begins accelerating upward. Now compare the force exerted by the cable on the elevator to that exerted by the elevator on the cable.
l. In (k) compare the tension in the cable to the weight of the elevator.
m. The elevator in (i) is moving upward at a constant velocity. Now compare the force exerted by the cable on the elevator to that exerted by the elevator on the cable.
n. In (m) compare then tension in the cable to the weight of the elevator.