Question

Two people are playing a game of tug a war with the rope attached to a mass of 25 kg at the center. The person pulling to the left pulls with force of 20 N. The person pulling to the right pulls with a force of 10 N.

Answer 1

Answer: What will happen is that that it will go to the left and it is because the person on the left is pulling harder than the person on the right.

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Answer 2

Answer: To determine the acceleration and direction of the mass, we need to consider the net force acting on the mass. The net force is calculated by subtracting the force to the right from the force to the left:

Net force = 20 N - 10 N = 10 N to the left

Using Newton's second law (F = ma), we can determine the acceleration of the mass:

a = F / m = 10 N / 25 kg = 0.4 m/s² to the left

So the direction of the acceleration and the net force are to the left, which means the mass will move to the left.

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