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the breaking load of rope is half the weight of the climber.In which of the following cases,the rope is likely to break??
1. climbing up fast
2.climbing down fast
3. climbing up slowly
4. climbing down slowly

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let the weight of the climber be w newton so the breaking load of the rope is w/2 newtonthe tension in the rope will be less than the weight when the man climbs down the ropewhen tha man climbs down fastly such that the tension in th rope is T newtonwe havew-T= w/gaor as T=w/2 , the maximum load it can suffersow-w/2 =  w/gaor w/2 = wa/gor a= g/2this is the acceleration with which man should climb down the rope.the correct option is 2


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