Momentum and Newton's Laws of Motion
 

Momentum and Newton's Laws of Motion problem 67


Victor wants to lift a block of mass 120 kg using a pulley. The pulley has a fixed part with two wheels and a moving part with one wheel. A tow rope is passed through all three wheels, as shown in the figure. He hangs the load on the moving part of the pulley. What force does Victor apply on the free part of the rope to keep the load in the air at rest? The moving part of the pulley has a negligible mass.



 

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