Question

Problem 14

Answer 1

Given information

In tug of war each team pulls on the other team with equal force according to Newton’s third law.

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

In tug of war, the team that hits hard against the field wins the game. Equal tension in the rope (according to Newton's third law of motion) causes both teams to exert equal force on the rope. The team that wins will have more frictional force and thus the ground exerts more force on it, creating a net unbalanced force.

 

The forces on the rope must be equal and opposite by Newton’s third law of motion. But, all forces acting on each team are not such action-reaction pairs. The friction between one team and the ground does not match with the other team. Friction can be larger on one side than on the other.

Let   be the force on team 1 from the ground,

  is the force on team 2 from the ground

  is the force on the rope team 1(Tension)