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 +==== Newton's Second Law and Tug of War ====
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 As a consequence of Newton's Second Law, three forces applied to the same object may or may not balance.   As a consequence of Newton's Second Law, three forces applied to the same object may or may not balance.  
   * A two-way tug of war will produce a winner when one team can produce a net force on the rope.    * A two-way tug of war will produce a winner when one team can produce a net force on the rope. 
   * The video linked below will show a four-way tug of war.  You can think of the teams as North vs. South, and East vs. West, when the action begins.  You can guess what will happen if there is a net force in the North and the West directions.   * The video linked below will show a four-way tug of war.  You can think of the teams as North vs. South, and East vs. West, when the action begins.  You can guess what will happen if there is a net force in the North and the West directions.
 +  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQbVT09a7f0|{{ ::interactives:four-way-tug-of-war.png?nolink&400 |}}]]
   * After the initial release, though, the four teams may be pulling at a slightly different angle than when they started.  That makes predictions a little more complex.  Converting a diagonal force into two components is the tool that will make accurate predictions possible.   * After the initial release, though, the four teams may be pulling at a slightly different angle than when they started.  That makes predictions a little more complex.  Converting a diagonal force into two components is the tool that will make accurate predictions possible.
  
 This exercise starts with a three-way tug-of-war, in which three teams try to move a central ring away from its central point. If one side starts to win, the other two can change the angle of their pull to try and resist the net force. Predicting the results can be easier if each force is converted into components that lie along a common set of lines. This exercise starts with a three-way tug-of-war, in which three teams try to move a central ring away from its central point. If one side starts to win, the other two can change the angle of their pull to try and resist the net force. Predicting the results can be easier if each force is converted into components that lie along a common set of lines.
  
-You can see this in action in the following two video clips: +You can see this concept in action in the following two video clips: 
-  * Football team: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT7eTy-R7as +  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT7eTy-R7as|Football team]] 
-  * Three dogs tugging on a toy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44wV6OJgXy0+  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44wV6OJgXy0|Three dogs]]
  
 The [[https://www.scienceoftech.net/phy/tug-of-war.html|interactive page]], captured in the image below, will allow you predict whether a particular set of starting angles will result in a net force.  Can you adjust the vectors and make the net force equal to zero, making the tug-of-war a stalemate? The [[https://www.scienceoftech.net/phy/tug-of-war.html|interactive page]], captured in the image below, will allow you predict whether a particular set of starting angles will result in a net force.  Can you adjust the vectors and make the net force equal to zero, making the tug-of-war a stalemate?
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 The More tab leads here. The More tab leads here.
  
-Interested in Tug of War strategy (via Squid Games)? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-F30F8eqyA+Interested in Tug of War strategy (via Squid Games)? [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-F30F8eqyA|Click Here!]] 
 +  * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-F30F8eqyA|{{:interactives:squid-game-tug-of-war.png?400|}}]]
  
  
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