An object with a mass of $24 kg$ is hanging from an axle with a radius of $4 m$ . If the wheel attached to the axle has a radius of $26 m$ , how much force must be applied to the wheel to keep the object from falling?

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Answer 1 · 2017-12-02T13:47:07

The force is $F=36.2N$

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The load is $L=24gN$

The radius of the axle is $r=4m$

The radius of the wheel is $R=26m$

The effort is $=FN$

The acceleration due to gravity is $g=9.8ms^-2$

Taking moments about the center of the axle

$F*26=24g*4$

$F=(24g*4)/26=36.2N$

The force is $F=36.2N$

An object with a mass of 24 kg24 kg is hanging from an axle with a radius of 4 m4 m. If the wheel attached to the axle has a radius of 26 m26 m, how much force must be applied to the wheel to keep the object from falling?