Question

I NEED HELP!!!! THIS IS DUE TODAY OCT. 14, 2020 AT 11:59 PM!!!

Keisha has two large dogs and a small dog. The dogs like to play tug-the-rope together. Each of these three diagrams shows one way that the dogs play together with the rope. Look at each arrow and the number that goes with it. They show the direction and amount of force each dog exerts on the rope. There are three illustrations of two dogs pulling at a toy rope.


The left art should show two big dogs pulling on a rope toy each pulling with a force of 20N in the opposite direction. The middle art shows a big dog on left pulling to the left on the rope toy with a force of 20N and a little dog pulling to the right with a force of 12N. The right art shows the rope toy tied to a post, with both dogs pulling on different parts of the toy and in the same direction. One large dog pulls with a force of 20 N and the small dog pulls with a force of 12 N.


Explain whether the forces shown in each diagram are balanced or unbalanced. Use math-based evidence to support your claim for each diagram.

Answer 1

The first diagram is balanced, however the other two are unbalanced. The first is balanced due to the fact that each side is receiving 20N of force from the dogs pulling on the rope and so the rope will not be very likely to move. The second rope shows a 20N and 12N dog which is unbalanced due to the fact that the 20N dog is pulling with more force and is likely to drag the small dog towards it showing an unbalance as the rope moves. The third rope shows 3 different forces, in a sense, which are the small dog, big dog, and the pole. The small dog pulls with 12N, big dog with 20N, and pile with unknown, however it is unbalanced as despite the rope being there to likely balance the pull the big dog will still pull stronger and is likely to get more rope on their side showing an unbalance.