Two people of equal mass attempt a tug-of-war with a 10 m long rope
while standing on ice. On pulling the rope, they both slide towards
each other. What will be the acceleration for each person?

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Answer:

Explanation:

As the poster has noted above in comment, the acceleration for each person will be the same. This is because when they tugon the rope, there will be tension force on the rope pulling the two persons towards each other. The tension force will be the same for them. As they also have equal mass, by Newton's Second Law of Motion, Force = mass * acceleration, their acceleration will be the same.