Turning Effects of Forces
 

Turning Effects of Forces problem 22


A spindle is attached at one end to the centre of a lever long and at its other end to the centre of a disc of radius . A cord is wrapped round the disc, passes over a pulley and is attached to a weight.




What is the minimum force , applied to each end of the lever, that could lift the weight?










 

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