Question

In a tug of war,team A and B pulling each other.If team B won the metal.then explain which type of work is done by team B and A

Answer 1

A and B are pulling the rope so the work is zero.B won the match so positive work and fir A negative

Answer 2

since team B won the medal, force applied is in the direction of displacement and work is said to be positive while in the case of team A force applied is opposite to the direction of displacement so work done is negative