Question

The students on the right are applying a force of 100 N to the right. This is shown by the red arrow. The students on the left are applying a force of 100 N to the left. This is shown by the blue arrow. A student on the blue team loses balance and lets go of the rope. What is the most likely effect of this change?
A. The rope will move to the right, in the direction of the net force.

B. The rope will move to the left, in the direction opposite to the net force.

C. The rope will move to the left, in the direction of the net force.

D. The rope will move to the right, in the direction opposite to the net force.

Answer 1

The answer is D.
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Answer 2

I would say D because when you think about tug-of-war, when someone on one side lets go, the people on the other team are able to pull the rope further to their side. So the rope would move right to the side of the red team because someone on the blue team let go therefore, there is less balancing the rope on the blue teams side.