Question

Sue and Sean are having a tug of war by pulling on opposite ends of a 1.43 kg rope. Sue pulls with a 46.47 N force. What is Sean's force if the rope accelerates toward Sue at 4.92 m/s2

Answer 1

Fn = F1-F2 = ma,
F1-46.47 = 1.43 * 4.92,
Solve for F1, Sean's force.

Answer 2

53.5N