Statement I: Pulling a lawn roller is easier than pushing it.
Statement II: Pushing increases the apparent weight and hence the force of friction.

Moderate

A

If both statement I and statement II are true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I.
B

If both statement I and statement II are true but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I.
C

If statement I is true but statement II is false
D

If both statement I and statement II are false

Solution

Suppose the roller is pushed as in figure (b). The force F is resolved into two components, horizontal component $F_{H}$ which helps the roller to move forward, and the vertical component acting downwards adds to the weight. Thus weight is increased. But in the case of pull [fig (a)] the vertical component is opposite to its weight. Thus weight is reduced. So pulling is easier than pushing the lawn roller.

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