During a game of tug-of-war, two students are pulling on a rope. One student pulls to the left with a force of 35 N, while another student pulls to the right with a force of 35 N. What is the net force being applied to the rope, and in which direction will the rope move?(1 point)
0 N; the rope will stay stationary
70 N; the rope will stay stationary
35 N; the rope will move to the right
17.5 N; the rope will move up
The net force is calculated by subtracting the force pulling to the left from the force pulling to the right. In this case, the force pulling to the left and the force pulling to the right are equal (both 35 N), so the net force is 0 N.
Since the net force is 0 N, the rope will stay stationary and not move in any direction.
Therefore, the correct answer is 0 N; the rope will stay stationary.