Question

Net force is the sum of all forces acting on an object. For example, in a tug of war, when one team is pulling the rope with a force of 100 N and the other with 80 N, the net force would be 20 N at the direction of the first team (10

Answer 1

Answer:

20N toward the first team.

Explanation:

The net force is the resultant force that replaces the summation of the individual forces acting on a body.

Now in the game of a tug of war, let the summation of forces to the right be positive and the summation of forces to the left be negative

forces.

hence the summation of positive and negative forces must equal zero

that is,

100-80=0

20=0

Hence the resultant or the net force is 20N, and the direction tends towards the direction of the larger force which is to the right of the first team.