Tension Force (Quiz #4 q.19)

samedi 30 août 2014

19. In a tug-of-war, each man on a 5-man team pulls with an average force of 500 N. What is the tension in the center of the rope?

(a) zero newtons (c) 500 N (e) 5000 N

(b) 100 N (d) 2500 N



My answer was 2500 N as that is teh force pulling the rope, why the answer is 5000??? are we talking about a 5-man team on EACH side????/



Thanks!





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