During a game of tug-of-war, two students are pulling on a rope. One student pulls to the left with a force of 35 N, while another student pulls to the right with a force of 35 N. What is the net force being applied to the rope, and in which direction will the rope move?(1 point)

Question

Responses

17.5 N; the rope will move up
17.5 N; the rope will move up

0 N; the rope will stay stationary
0 N; the rope will stay stationary

70 N; the rope will stay stationary
70 N; the rope will stay stationary

35 N; the rope will move to the right

Answer 1

The two students are pulling on the rope with equal and opposite forces of 35 N. This means the forces cancel each other out.

The net force applied to the rope is:

\[ 35 , \text{N (left)} - 35 , \text{N (right)} = 0 , \text{N} \]

Since the net force is 0 N, the rope will stay stationary.

The correct response is:

0 N; the rope will stay stationary.