(a) (b) FIGURE Q8.3

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If you are using a rope to raise a tall mast, attaching the rope to the middle of the mast as in Q8.3a gives a very small torque about the base of the mast when the mast is at a shallow angle. You can get a larger torque by adding a pole with a pulley on top, as in Q8.3b. Draw a diagram showing all of the forces acting on the mast and explain why, for the same tension in the rope, adding this pole increases the torque on the mast.

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FIGURE Q8.3
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