helppleaseee
Feb23-07, 09:09 PM
A system of pulleys is used to lift an elevator that weighs 3900 newtons. The pulley system uses 9 ropes to support the load. How far would 10700 joules of input work lift the elevator? Assume the pulley system is frictionless.
2. Relevant equations
w=fd
f=ma
w=mg
3. The attempt at a solution
w=fd
10700=fd
and so i tried to solve for f using f=ma...i found m using w=mg (3900=m*9.81=397.55) but we're not given the acceleration so i'm stuck!
2. Relevant equations
w=fd
f=ma
w=mg
3. The attempt at a solution
w=fd
10700=fd
and so i tried to solve for f using f=ma...i found m using w=mg (3900=m*9.81=397.55) but we're not given the acceleration so i'm stuck!