Question

Find the net force and the direction of motion ? Mr Collin finally decided to take this seriously and put both hands on the rope and applied a 500 n force to the left While Jared and James still struggled with their 300n force to the right What is the net force and direction of motion?

Answer 1

Given:

The force applied by Mr Collin is F1 = 500 N towards the left.

The force applied by Jared and James is F2 = 300 N towards the right.

To find the net force and direction.

Step-by-step explanation:

The net force can be calculated as

`\begin{gathered} F_(net)=F1-F2 \\ =500-300 \\ =200\text{ N} \end{gathered}`

The direction of force is towards F1 i.e. from left as F1> F2.