Question: While standing still two people are pulling on a rope each exerting a force 100?
a. what is the force ont the rope?
b. what is the tension in the rope?
Relation Questions:
Answer:
a. what is the force ont the rope?
The two people are pulling in opposite directions.
The total force on the rope = +100 + -100 = 0 N
b. what is the tension in the rope
If one person exerted a 100 N force on your left arm, and another person exerted a 100 N force on your right arm; you would feel a total of 200 N attempting to pull your arms out of their sockets.
Tension = 200 N