MCAT Question of the Day
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    Q:

    		 Two men are competing with each other in a game of tug-of-war, with the intention of one man pulling the other man over the middle line. Which of the following is correct with regard to the winner?
    		 

    A

    		 The winner has more mass than the loser

    B

    		 While both the winner and loser exert the same force on the rope, the rope exerts a greater force on the loser than it does on the winner

    C

    		 The rope exerts the same force on the loser as the loser exerts on the rope; moreover, the rope exerts the same force on the winner as the winner exerts on the rope. However, the force exerted by the winner on the rope is greater than the force exerted by the loser on the rope

    D

    		 While both the winner and loser exert the same force on the rope, and the rope exerts the same force on both the winner and loser, the winner exerts a greater frictional force on the ground than the loser



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