Suppose that a shoelace passes without friction through 5 holes on each side of your shoe. If the tension in that shoe lace is 10 N, how much total force is the shoelace exerting on the right side of your shoe?

Question

\[(a)\;10 \;N\quad (b)\;100\;N \quad (c)\;50 \;N \quad (d)\;25\;N \]