Explain how the rope can't be straight if two men exerting force on each sides...

Question

Explain how the rope can't be straight if two men exerting force on each sides...

Answer 1

If one man were standing in New York, and one in California, the curvature of the earth would make the rope curve.... if they could hold up a 3000 mile long rope.

Or if they are five feet apart and just exerting only a small amount of force, it would droop.

Answer 2

its gravitational force, in other words, its weight makes the rope to sag at the centre

Answer 3

if the force being exerted by the two men is less than the total force of the rope do to its mass then it will curve  

Answer 4

No matter how hard the men pull, part of; their pull on the rope has to be upwards to support the weight of the rope.

Answer 5

The force from the men acts at the x-axis

The weight of the rope acts on the y-axis

So if the rope is straight the total force is not zero.

If the rope has a curve then  the total force is zero, because the forces form the men give a component at y-axis.