Suppose you use an ideal pulley of the type shown in Figure 5.18(b) and find it necessary to exert a force of 250 N to support a load. (a) What is the load's mass? ____kg (b) What force is exerted on the ceiling? Neglect the pulley system's mass. _____ N (upward)

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Suppose you use an ideal pulley of the type shown in Figure 5.18(b) and find it necessary to exert a force of 250 N to support a load.

(a) What is the load's mass?

____kg

(b) What force is exerted on the ceiling? Neglect the pulley system's mass.

_____ N (upward)

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