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==Description==
 
==Description==
A series of pulleys demonstrate the ability to use an equal amount of force to lift several different masses or that the amount of force needed to lift a masses is reduced as more pulleys are used..
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A series of pulleys demonstrate the ability to use an equal amount of force to lift several different masses or that the amount of force needed to lift a mass is reduced as more pulleys are used..
  
 
==Equipment==
 
==Equipment==

Revision as of 15:27, 22 July 2015

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PIRA index: 1M20.10

Description

A series of pulleys demonstrate the ability to use an equal amount of force to lift several different masses or that the amount of force needed to lift a mass is reduced as more pulleys are used..

Equipment

  • system of pulleys
  • masses
  • force scales
  • diagrams of pulley arrangements

Instructions

Arrange the pulleys according to the diagrams. The first setup shows that through the use of pulleys, the same amount of force can lift a different amount of mass. The second setup shows that the amount of force needed to lift a mass is reduced as more pulleys are used.

NOTE: First setup missing picture.

Keywords

pulley, mass, force, lift

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