Question

In a tug of war, when one team is pulling with a force of 100N and other team is pulling with a force of 75 N in opposite direction. Calculate the net force

Answer 1

Answer:

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.