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 $16 m$ , how much force must be applied to the wheel to keep the object from falling?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-20T17:53:58

The force is $=58.8N$

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The load $=(24g)N$

Radius of axle $r=4m$

Radius of wheel $R=16m$

Taking moments about the center of the axle

$F*16=24*g*4$

$F=(24*g*4)/16=6g=58.8N$

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 16 m16 m, how much force must be applied to the wheel to keep the object from falling?