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 rope. Team A Members Pulling Force (N) Darlene 360 Eric 400 Keshawn 450 Team B Members Pulling Force (N) Anita 350 Frank 390 Molly 490 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) Responses 20 N to the right 20 N to the right 40 N to the left 40 N to the left 40 N to the right 40 N to the right 20 N to the left 20 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 for each team and then determine the difference between the two.

Team A's total pulling force:

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

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

Team B's total pulling force:

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

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

Now, we find the net force by subtracting Team A's total force from Team B's total force.

Net force = Team B's total force - Team A's total force Net force = 1230 N - 1210 N = 20 N

Since Team B pulls to the left, the net force is to the left.

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