An object with a mass of 24 kg is hanging from an axle with a radius of 16 m. If the wheel attached to the axle has a radius of 72 m, how much force must be applied to the wheel to keep the object from falling?
1 Answer
Mar 9, 2018
The force is
Explanation:
The load is
The radius of the axle is
The radius of the wheel is
The effort is
The acceleration due to gravity is
Taking moments about the center of the axle
The force is