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Let’s go step by step to solve each question based on the tug-of-war diagram.

We are told:
- Team A pulls with 1,200 Newtons (to the left)
- Team B pulls with 850 Newtons (to the right)

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Question 1: Would you describe the forces as PUSH or PULL?

In a tug-of-war, both teams are pulling on the rope — they’re not pushing it. So the force is a PULL.

✔ Answer: PULL

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Question 2: Would you describe the forces as working TOGETHER or OPPOSITE one another?

Team A is pulling left, Team B is pulling right — that means they are pulling in opposite directions. So the forces are OPPOSITE.

✔ Answer: OPPOSITE

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Question 3: Are the forces equal?

Team A = 1,200 N
Team B = 850 N
These numbers are not the same → so forces are not equal.

✔ Answer: NO

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Question 4: Based on the forces would expect the rope to NOT MOVE, MOVE TO THE LEFT, or MOVE TO THE RIGHT?

Since Team A is pulling harder (1,200 N > 850 N), the net force will be toward Team A’s side — which is LEFT.

So the rope will move to the LEFT.

✔ Answer: MOVE TO THE LEFT

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Question 5: The resultant force can be described as:

Resultant force = difference between the two forces (since they’re in opposite directions):

1,200 N – 850 N = 350 N (toward Team A / left)

Looking at options:

a) zero
b) 1,200 Newtons
c) 350 Newtons ← correct
d) 2,050 Newtons

✔ Answer: c) 350 Newtons

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Question 6: Who wins this tug-of-war?

The team that pulls harder wins → Team A has more force (1,200 N vs 850 N).

✔ Answer: b) Team A

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Final Answer:
1. PULL
2. OPPOSITE
3. NO
4. MOVE TO THE LEFT
5. c) 350 Newtons
6. b) Team A