An object with a mass of $6 k g$ $6 kg$ is hanging from an axle with a radius of $6 m$ $6 m$ . If the wheel attached to the axle has a radius of $48 m$ $48 m$ , how much force must be applied to the wheel to keep the object from falling?

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An object with a mass of $6 k g$ $6 kg$ is hanging from an axle with a radius of $6 m$ $6 m$ . If the wheel attached to the axle has a radius of $48 m$ $48 m$ , how much force must be applied to the wheel to keep the object from falling?

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Answer 1 · 2016-11-09T12:41:41

The force is $= 7.5 N$ $=7.5N$

Explanation:

This is a statics problem.
To keep the object from falling, the moment about the center of the axle mus be balanced.
Let the force be $F$ $F$
Then the moments are
$6 g \cdot 6 = F \cdot 48$ $6g*6=F*48$
$:. F=6g*6/48=7.5 N$

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