Question

In a tug of war, two teams exerts a force of 30 N each. What is the net force acting on the rope?

Answer 1

The force exerted by each team is 30 N. The forces are in the direction opposite to each other.

Force exerted by team 1,
`F_(1)=30 N`

Force exerted by team 2,
`F_(2)=-30 N`

Net force,
`F=F_(1) +F_(2)`

`=30+(-30)=0`

Therefore, net force on the rope is 0 N.