You should probably have made that clear at the very beginning of the post; when I read it I first assumed you had simply neglected to tell us the instructions.
Gotcha. I’ll edit.
In which case, A probably does make the most sense, since it seems to represent the most “equilibrium-like” situation, assuming what is being represented is a box with an object tied to it via a string, viewed from the side (not above or below).
Really? I don’t see that at all. Surely B would be more reasonable, in that case? On A, it’d sort of be hanging off to the side.
C is the only answer where the line segment is touching the same spots indicated on the both objects. Point A is on the point of the star, point B is near the little box on the rectangle thing.
The rectangle thing is flipped vertically though (as if in 3D), rather than being rotated in the plane of the 2D drawing.
Surely B would be more reasonable, in that case? On A, it’d sort of be hanging off to the side.
In B, the pointed object is higher (i.e. farther from the ground), so the potential energy due to gravity (U = mgh) is greater.
ETA: In intuitive terms, the question seems to be: “Imagine you tie this pointed object to this box, and then release. What happens? I.e. to what state does this system you just created most ‘naturally go’?”
Gotcha. I’ll edit.
Really? I don’t see that at all. Surely B would be more reasonable, in that case? On A, it’d sort of be hanging off to the side.
C is the only answer where the line segment is touching the same spots indicated on the both objects. Point A is on the point of the star, point B is near the little box on the rectangle thing.
The rectangle thing is flipped vertically though (as if in 3D), rather than being rotated in the plane of the 2D drawing.
In B, the pointed object is higher (i.e. farther from the ground), so the potential energy due to gravity (U = mgh) is greater.
ETA: In intuitive terms, the question seems to be: “Imagine you tie this pointed object to this box, and then release. What happens? I.e. to what state does this system you just created most ‘naturally go’?”