Two dogs are pulling on a rope in opposite directions. The dog in the left pulls with a force of 10 N, while the dog in the right pulls with the force of 12 N. Which dog will win the tug of war? What is the net force?
The net force is 2. The dig with the highest force will win. In this case the dog on the right. It is 2N because -10+12=2. The ten is negative because on an xy-plane, the left is in the negative direction.