An object with a mass of $24 kg$ is hanging from an axle with a radius of $14 m$ . If the wheel attached to the axle has a radius of $16 m$ , how much force must be applied to the wheel to keep the object from falling?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-02T20:51:35

The force is $=205.8N$

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The load L=(24g)N#

Radius of axle $r=14m$

Radius of wheel $R=16m$

Taking moments about the center of the axle

$F*R=L*r$

$F*16=24*g*14$

$F=(24*g*14)/16=205.8N$

An object with a mass of 24 kg24 kg is hanging from an axle with a radius of 14 m14 m. If the wheel attached to the axle has a radius of 16 m16 m, how much force must be applied to the wheel to keep the object from falling?