(a) What minimum force F is needed to lift the piano (mass M) using the pulley apparatus

Chapter 4, Problem 78GP

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(a) What minimum force F is needed to lift the piano (mass M) using the pulley apparatus shown in Fig. 4–66? (b) Determine the tension in each section of rope: and  Assume pulleys are massless and frictionless, and that ropes are massless.

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QUESTION:

(a) What minimum force F is needed to lift the piano (mass M) using the pulley apparatus shown in Fig. 4–66? (b) Determine the tension in each section of rope: and  Assume pulleys are massless and frictionless, and that ropes are massless.

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The objective here is to calculate the tensions at various sections and mass of the object lifted in the given pulley–mass system.

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