An object with a mass of $24 kg$ is hanging from an axle with a radius of $24 m$ . If the wheel attached to the axle has a radius of $1 m$ , how much force must be applied to the wheel to keep the object from falling?

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Answer 1 · 2017-07-18T14:24:34

The force is $=5644.8N$

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The load $L=(24g)N$

Radius of axle $r=24m$

Radius of wheel $R=1m$

Taking moments about the center of the axle

$F*R=L*r$

$F*1=24g*24$

$F=(24*g*24)/1=5644.8N$

The force is $F=5644.8N$

An object with a mass of 24 kg24 kg is hanging from an axle with a radius of 24 m24 m. If the wheel attached to the axle has a radius of 1 m1 m, how much force must be applied to the wheel to keep the object from falling?