In a game of tug of war, team one pulls to the right with force of 500 newtons and team two pulls to the left with a force of 600 newtons. What is the net force
0 N; balanced
100 N to the right
1100 N to the right
100 N to left
The net force can be calculated by subtracting the force applied in the opposite direction from the force applied in the desired direction. In this case, the force applied to the right is 500 newtons and the force applied to the left is 600 newtons.
To find the net force, we can subtract the force applied to the left from the force applied to the right:
Net force = Force applied to the right - Force applied to the left
Net force = 500 N - 600 N
Net force = -100 N
The negative sign indicates that the net force is in the opposite direction from the force applied to the right, so the net force is 100 N to the left.