Question

Four children are fighting over the same toy. Mike is pulling North with a 50 N force, Justin is pulling East with a 40 N force, Chantal is pulling South with a 50 N force, and Tykera is pulling West a 30 N force. Who gets the toy . Provide evidence to support your claim .

Answer 1

Answer:

Justin

Explanation:

Given that Four children are fighting over the same toy.

If Mike is pulling North with a 50 N force, Justin is pulling East with a 40 N force, Chantal is pulling South with a 50 N force, and Tykera is pulling West a 30 N force. 

Resolving the forces into horizontal X and vertical Y components.

Vertical component ( north and south)

Since Mike is pulling North with a 50 N force and Chantal is pulling South with a 50 N force,

The net Force = 50 - 50 = 0

Therefore, the net vertical force is equal to zero.

Horizontal component ( west and east)

Since Justin is pulling East with a 40 N force and Tykera is pulling West a 30 N force.

The net force = 40 - 30

The net force = 10 N

Since it is positive, it will be due east.

Therefore, Justin gets the toy.

Answer 2

Answer:

Forces are either positive or negative vectors, depending on the direction in which the force is acting. The net force is the sum of all of the forces acting on an object. If the children pull on the toy with the same force in opposite directions, the forces will be perfectly balanced and cancel out, leaving a net force of zero.

Explanation: