An object with a mass of 15 kg15kg is hanging from an axle with a radius of 24 m24m. If the wheel attached to the axle has a radius of 9 m9m, how much force must be applied to the wheel to keep the object from falling?

1 Answer
Jan 28, 2018

The force is =392N=392N

Explanation:

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The load is L=15gNL=15gN

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

The radius of the wheel is R=9mR=9m

The effort is =FN=FN

The acceleration due to gravity is g=9.8ms^-2g=9.8ms2

Taking moments about the center of the axle

F*9=15g*24F9=15g24

F=(15g*24)/9=392NF=15g249=392N

The force is F=392NF=392N