Question

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

Answer 1

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.