When two forces act in opposite directions, then net force acting is equal toa. sum of two factorsb. difference between two factorsc. both of thesed. none of these
Answers
Answer:
Difference in two forces.
Explanation:
Suppose you are playing the rope game (see in the figure, you are in blue outfit). In the game, you with one of your friend are pulling the rope towards you and your opponents too are pulling the rope towards them. You are having an advantage as you are the healthiest in the game, so you won the game. It was easy to understand what happens their from the perspective of logic. But what actually happened there?
Scientifically, there are two forces acting in opposite direction (exerted by you and your opponent respectively). As you won you knew that the force exerted by your side was more than that of your opponent. So, the force you exerted on the rope more than the opponent is called the net force or resultant force. In simple,
The amount of force (or any other physical quantity) which gives the result of the two forces is called net force.
In the above example net force is given by,
Net force= Difference in forces (if they are opposite)
= 500N-450N
= 50 N
(N- Newton, is the unit of force)
In your language- The amount of force that was more than you opponent or that lead to your victory was the net force. And it is always the difference between the two forces.
