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Feb20-12, 02:29 PM   #1
 

Work done by motor with pulley wheel on spindle.


I need to calculate the work done by an electric motor when it has a pulley wheel on the end but nothing on the pulley wheel. I know work done = force x distance. And of course force = mass x acceleration. But I cannot for the life of me think of how I am going to work out the acceleration? or the distance. Normally the distance is the distance of the object being pulled by the motor..but my motor isn't pulling anything over a distance.

How do i get the acceleration for F and how do i get the distance?
Thanks
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