so, the net forces equal zero
Explanation
Step 1
Draw the situation
Newton's first law says that if the net force on an object is zero, then that object will have zero acceleration
in this case due to neither team is moving, we can say the center point is at rest,so its acceleration is zero
According to Newton's law, as the object is at rest, the sum of the forces acting on it equals zero
so
sum of forces = 0
the forces are due to the teams pulling so,
[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{Force team 1 -force team 2= 0} \\ \text{if we move the second term to the rigth} \\ \text{Force team 1=Force team }2 \end{gathered}[/tex]so, the net forces equal zero