Question

Two teams were having a tug of war. Team A had four people on the team, and each of them pulled with 25 N of force. Team B had three people on the team, and each of them pulled with 35 N of force. Which team won, and how much greater was their net force on the rope?

a) Team A won with a net force of 10 N.
b) Team B won with a net force of 10 N.
c) Team A won with a net force of 20 N.
d) Team B won with a net force of 20 N.

Answer 1

Team B exerted a greater net force than Team A in the tug of war with a net force of 5 N, although this correct result does not match any of the provided answer options.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the tug of war between Team A and Team B, we calculate the total force exerted by each team to determine the winner.

Team A's total force is the force per person times the number of people on the team, which is 25 N per person × 4 people = 100 N. Team B's total force follows the same principle: 35 N per person × 3 people = 105 N.

By comparing the total forces, we see that Team B applies a greater net force. The difference in force is 105 N - 100 N = 5 N. However, none of the provided answer choices correctly represent this result, indicating that there might be an error in the question or the answer choices.