Suppose you use an ideal pulley of the type shown in Figure 5.18(a) to support a car engine of mass 140 kg. Figure 5.18 (a) What would the tension in the rope be?   N (b) What force must the ceiling supply, assuming you pull straight down on the rope? Neglect the pulley system's mass.   N (upward)

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Suppose you use an ideal pulley of the type shown in Figure 5.18(a) to support a car engine of mass 140 kg.


Figure 5.18

(a) What would the tension in the rope be?
  N
(b) What force must the ceiling supply, assuming you pull straight down on the rope? Neglect the pulley system's mass.
  N (upward)

T
MA = 2
T
MA = 3
MA = 4
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T
TTT
T
T
T
T
T
T
TT
T
w
(a)
(b)
(c)
Transcribed Image Text:T MA = 2 T MA = 3 MA = 4 TTTT T TTT T T T T T T TT T w (a) (b) (c)
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