Question

three dogs, spot, ruby, and rico, are playing with a teddy bear. spot and ruby are pulling the teddy bear to the left. spot is pulling with a force of 150 n, and ruby is pulling with a force of 160 n. rico is pulling the teddy bear to the right with a force of 200 n. assume all other forces on the teddy bear are balanced. which statement describes the forces on the teddy bear? the forces are balanced, so there is no net force on the teddy bear. the forces are unbalanced, so there is a net force on the teddy bear.

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate the net force to the right

The forces to the right are Rico's \(200\ N\) and Ruby's \(160\ N\). The total force to the right \(F_{right}=200 + 160=360\ N\)

Step2: Calculate the net force to the left

The force to the left is Spot's \(150\ N\), \(F_{left} = 150\ N\)

Step3: Calculate the net force

The net force \(F_{net}=F_{right}-F_{left}\). Substitute the values: \(F_{net}=360 - 150=210\ N\) to the right. Since \(F_{net}
eq0\), the forces are unbalanced.

Answer:

The forces are unbalanced, so there is a net force on the teddy bear.