athav
Answered

In a tug of war, two teams exerts a force of 30 N each. What is the net force acting on the rope?

Verified Answer :

The force exerted by each team is 30 N. The forces are in the direction opposite to each other.

Force exerted by team 1, \(F_{1}=30 N\)

Force exerted by team 2,\(F_{2}=-30 N\)

Net force, \(F=F_{1} +F_{2}\)

\(=30+(-30)=0\)

Therefore, net force on the rope is 0 N.