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4.) Let's say you had to move the Earth with a lever. According to Archimedes, this is
possible if you had a long enough lever. You could use the Moon as a fulcrum:
Earth
Lever
1500 N
Мon
Calculate how long of a lever you would need. (It will be gigantic!) Use the following
information:
Mass of the Earth = 5.97 x 1024kg
Distance from the Earth to the Moon = 384,000 km
Force you can exert on the lever = 1500N
Convert your answer to light-years: 1 light year =
9.46 x 1012 km
How big is your answer? How does this yery large answer compare to the size of the
Milky Way galaxy (100,000 ly)? (Hint: First, calculate the weight of the Earth
using Mg.)
Transcribed Image Text:Mailings Review View O Tell me AaBbCc AaBbCcDdEe Caption Heading 1 PES 1150 - GENERAL PHYSICS LABI 4.) Let's say you had to move the Earth with a lever. According to Archimedes, this is possible if you had a long enough lever. You could use the Moon as a fulcrum: Earth Lever 1500 N Мon Calculate how long of a lever you would need. (It will be gigantic!) Use the following information: Mass of the Earth = 5.97 x 1024kg Distance from the Earth to the Moon = 384,000 km Force you can exert on the lever = 1500N Convert your answer to light-years: 1 light year = 9.46 x 1012 km How big is your answer? How does this yery large answer compare to the size of the Milky Way galaxy (100,000 ly)? (Hint: First, calculate the weight of the Earth using Mg.)
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Weight of earth = Mg

W = 5.97×1024×9.8 N

W = 58.506×1024 N

To lift the earth we need to apply torque equal to the torque provided by weight of earth through fulcrum.

Torque by Earth's weight = torque applied by 1500 N force

W×r = F×l

Where l is length of lever.

l = W×r/F

 

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