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An object with a mass of #12 kg# is hanging from an axle with a radius of #2 m#. If the wheel attached to the axle has a radius of #6 m#, how much force must be applied to the wheel to keep the object from falling?

Answer 1

Isabella Alvarez

The force is #F=39.2N#

The load is #L=12gN#

The radius of the axle is #r=2m#

The radius of the wheel is #R=6m#

The effort is #=FN#

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

Taking moments about the center of the axle

#F*6=12g*2#

#F=12g*2/6=39.2N#

The force is #F=39.2N#

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Answer 2

Charles Aeschliman

To keep the object from falling, a force of approximately 60 Newtons must be applied to the wheel.

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