Juana and Diego Gonzales, ages six and four respectively, own a strong and stubborn puppy named Corporal. It is so hard to take Corporal for a walk that they devise a scheme to use two leashes. If Juana and Diego pull with forces of 23 lbs and 27 lbs,how hard is Corporal pulling if the puppy holds the children at a standstill? PLEASE SHOW WORK, i'd really like to learn how to do this. thanks so much! this is for a math class.
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Add 23+27, which is 50. The dog is pulling with 50 lbs of force....
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When the children stand still togetner, the forces applied by them are parallel and these forces simply add up
Hence total force=23 lbs+27 lbs=50 lbs
Hence total force=23 lbs+27 lbs=50 lbs