Question

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)
Responses

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

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

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

35 N; the rope will move to the right
35 N; the rope will move to the right

Answer 1

0 N; the rope will stay stationary.

Reason: The forces cancel (35 N left + 35 N right = 0 N net), so there is no net force to accelerate the rope.