Two force meters connected to each other and one end of them is fixed to the wall. The free end of them is pulled horizontally with a force of 10 N. What is the magnitude of the force on each meter?
A. The pulled one show 0 N the other 10 N.
B. Both read 5 N.
C. The pulled one show 10 N the other 0 N.
D. 0 N for both.
E. 10 N for both.
I am just plain not going to answer this. Nothing is accelerating.
To solve this problem, we need to understand how force is distributed in a system with multiple force meters.
First, recall that force is a vector quantity, which means it has both magnitude and direction. In this case, the force is being applied horizontally, so we need to consider the horizontal components of each force meter.
When a force is applied at one end of a system, such as the free end of the force meters in this case, the force is transmitted throughout the system. Each force meter in the system will experience an equal amount of force since they are connected in series. This means that the force on each meter will be the same.
Given that the force applied is 10 N, we can conclude that the magnitude of the force on each force meter will also be 10 N.
Therefore, the correct answer is option E. 10 N for both.