A pulley system is used to lift a 2,000 newton engine up a distance of 3 meters. the operator must apply a force of 250 newtons to the chain of the pulley system to lift the motor. to lift the engine 3 meters, the operator must pull a total of 30 meters of chain through the pulley system

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Cameron Ingram

14 January, 20:13

A pulley system is used to lift a 2,000 newton engine up a distance of 3 meters. the operator must apply a force of 250 newtons to the chain of the pulley system to lift the motor. to lift the engine 3 meters, the operator must pull a total of 30 meters of chain through the pulley system

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Abbey Harris · Answer 1

Given

3 meters:250-newton applied force

Find: the amount of force to be applied to pull a 2,000-newton engine up a distance of 30 meters

Solution

3 meters x 10 = 30 meters

250 x 10 = 2,500 newtons

The answer is 2,500 newtons must be applied to pull a total of 30 meters of distance.