Question

In a tug of war, members of Team A pull with forces of 50 N, 55 N and members of Team B pull with forces of 49 N, 58 N . What will be the net force (calculation need not be shown) and which Team will win the match?

Answer 1

Answer:

Team B, 45N

Resultant force is nothing but the total force acting on a body including their directions. If the object is at rest or it moves with a same velocity, the resultant force should be zero. All forces are acting on same direction, resultant force should be the sum of all the forces.

In this case, the forces applied by team A are 100 N, 120 N and 170 N. The total force is 100 N+120 N+170 N = 390 N. The forces applied by tema B are 130 N, 150 N and 155 N. The total force is 130 N+150 N+155 N=435 N.

Now, both the total forces are in the opposite direction as the team are in the opposite direction. So, the resultant force is 435 - 390 = 45 N.

Therefore, Team B will win in the game as they apply more force of 45 N.