Question

Find the net force on a rope which is being pulled by 2 groups of

students. The blue team is pulling with a force of 1500 N to the west and
the orange team is pulling with a force of 1300 N to the east.

Answer 1

200 N to the west b/c we have 1500 to west and

1300 N to east . the forces have a opposite direction.

thus we add the force. and we gain 200N force.