The classes are playing tug of war. Mrs. Larson's homeroom pulls with a force of 50 N. Ms. Mitko's homeroom pulls with a force of 45 N in the opposite direction. What is the net force? And who won?

Answer 1

To determine the net force, we need to find the resultant force by adding or subtracting the two forces, depending on their direction.

Mrs. Larson's homeroom pulls with a force of 50 N in one direction, and Ms. Mitko's homeroom pulls with a force of 45 N in the opposite direction.

Since the forces are acting in opposite directions, we subtract the smaller force from the larger force to find the net force.

Net force = 50 N - 45 N = 5 N

The net force is 5 N.

The team with the greater net force wins. In this case, since Mrs. Larson's homeroom has a net force of 5 N (greater than Ms. Mitko's 45 N), Mrs. Larson's homeroom won the tug of war.