Question

two teams are playing tug of war. the tables show the members of each team and how much pulling force each team member applies to the rope
pulling force by team a
members in a tug of war
team a
members
pulling force
(n)
darlene
360
eric
400
keshawn
450
pulling force by team b
members in a tug of war
team b
members
pulling force
(n)
anita
350
frank
390
molly
490
if team a pulls to the right and team b pulls to the left, what is the total horizontal net force applied to the rope?
(1 point)
40 n to the left
20 n to the right
40 n to the right
20 n to the left

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate Team A's total force

Team A's force: \(360 + 400+450=1210\) N (to the right)

Step2: Calculate Team B's total force

Team B's force: \(350 + 390 + 490=1230\) N (to the left)

Step3: Calculate net force

Net force \(F_{net}=F_{B}-F_{A}\) (since forces are in opposite directions). \(F_{net}=1230 - 1210=20\) N. Since \(F_{B}>F_{A}\), direction is to the left.

Answer:

20 N to the left