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’?”
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’?”