An object with a mass of $5 kg$ is hanging from an axle with a radius of $24 m$ . If the wheel attached to the axle has a radius of $8 m$ , how much force must be applied to the wheel to keep the object from falling?

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Answer 1 · 2017-12-02T06:52:49

The force is $F=52N$

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The load is $L=5gN$

The radius of the axle is $r=24m$

The radius of the wheel is $R=8m$

The effort is $=FN$

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

Taking moments about the center of the axle

$F*8=5g*24$

$F=5g*24/8=52N$

The force is $F=52N$

An object with a mass of 5 kg5 kg is hanging from an axle with a radius of 24 m24 m. If the wheel attached to the axle has a radius of 8 m8 m, how much force must be applied to the wheel to keep the object from falling?