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

Question

rope.
Team A Pulling Force
Members
(N)
Darlene
360
Eric
400
Keshawn
450
Team B Pulling Force
Members
(N)
Anita
350
Frank
390
490
Molly
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)
40 N to the right
20 N to the right
20 N to the left
40 N to the left

Answer 1

To find the total horizontal net force applied to the rope, we need to calculate the total pulling force of each team and then subtract the total force of Team B from the total force of Team A.

Team A:

• Darlene: 360 N
• Eric: 400 N
• Keshawn: 450 N

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

Team B:

• Anita: 350 N
• Frank: 390 N
• Molly: 490 N

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

Now, we find the net force: Net Force = Total Force of Team A - Total Force of Team B Net Force = 1210 N (to the right) - 1230 N (to the left) Net Force = 1210 N - 1230 N = -20 N

The negative sign indicates that the net force is to the left.

Thus, the total horizontal net force applied to the rope is 20 N to the left.