During a game of tug-of-war, two students are pulling on a rope. One student pulls to the left with a force of 35N, 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

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

0N; the rope will stay staionary
0N; the rope will stay staionary

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

35 N: the rope will more to the right

1 answer

The net force being applied to the rope is 0 N because the two students are pulling with equal and opposite forces (35 N to the left and 35 N to the right). As a result, the rope will stay stationary.

The correct response is: 0 N; the rope will stay stationary.