How many times should a rope be wrapped around a post to be able to just support a weight of 4000 N when a force of 1500 N is exerted at the other end? The coefficient of friction is 0.20.

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Problem 7.73P: The normal pressure acting on the disk of the sander is given by p=(4/3)+(r2/6), where p is the...
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How many times should a rope be wrapped around a post to be able to just support a weight
of 4000 N when a force of 1500 N is exerted at the other end? The coefficient of friction is
0.20.
Transcribed Image Text:How many times should a rope be wrapped around a post to be able to just support a weight of 4000 N when a force of 1500 N is exerted at the other end? The coefficient of friction is 0.20.
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