Question

Explain whether the force is balanced on unbalanced in the given situation.

i) In the game of tug of war, the two teams apply force but the rope does not move.

Answer 1

Balanced force:- When a number of forces acting simultaneously on an object do not bring about any change in its state of rest or of uniform motion along a straight line, then these forces are said to be a balanced force.

1. If equal forces F₁ and F₂ are applied by party-I and by party-II simultaneously on the rope, then the rope will not move to either side.
2. It will remain in the state of rest because the two equal forces balance each other.
3. Such forces applied on the rope are called balanced forces.