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.

Team A

Members

Pulling Force

(N)

Darlene 360
Eric 400
Keshawn 450
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)
Responses

20 N to the right
20 N to the right

40 N to the right
40 N to the right

40 N to the left
40 N to the left

20 N to the left

Answer 1

To calculate the total horizontal net force, we need to add up the pulling forces of each team member.

For Team A:
Total pulling force = 360 N + 400 N + 450 N = 1210 N

For Team B:
Total pulling force = 350 N + 390 N + 490 N = 1230 N

Since Team B has a higher total pulling force, the net force will be towards Team B's direction, which is to the left.

Therefore, the answer is 40 N to the left.