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प्रश्न
| Meera chose to use a block and tackle system of '9' pulleys instead of a single movable pulley to lift a heavy load. |
Why should she connect more number of pulleys in the upper fixed block?
उत्तर
In the upper fixed block, she adds extra pulleys to increase the mechanical advantage.
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- Name the pulleys A and B.
- In the diagram, mark the direction of tension on each strand of string.
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- T and E, and
- E and L.
- What is the velocity ratio of the arrangement?
- Assuming that the efficiency of the system is 100%, what is the mechanical advantage?
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State two reasons, why the efficiency of a pulley system is not 100 percent?
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(i) State the function of the fixed pulley P2.
(ii) If the free end of the string moves through a distance x, find the distance by which the load W is raised.
(iii) Calculate the force to be applied at C to just raise the load W = 20 kgf, neglecting the weight of the pulley P1 and friction.
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(i) the mechanical advantage of the system.
(ii) the effort required to raise a load of 300 N by the system.
