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प्रश्न
Fill in the blank:
A pulley is used to change ........................
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उत्तर
A pulley is used to change the direction of effort.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
State if the following statement is true or false. Correct the statement if it is false.
A single movable pulley is a pulley that has its axis of rotation fixed.
Explain how a gear system can be used to obtain gain in speed? Given one example.
The diagram below shows a pulley arrangement :
(i) Copy the diagram and mark the direction of tension on each strand of the string.
(ii) What is the velocity ratio of the arrangement ?
(iii) If the tension acting on the string is T, then what is the relationship between T and effort E ?
(iv) If the free end of the string moves through distance x, find the distance by which the load is raised.
Give a reason for the following:
In a single fixed pulley, the velocity ratio is always more than the mechanical advantage.
Name a machine which is used to:
change the direction of force applied.
Write two uses of pulleys. Is pulley a force multiplier?
A type of single pulley is very often used as a machine even though it does not give any gain in mechanical advantage. Name the type of pulley used.
A man raises a load of 360 kgf using a block and tackle system of 3 pulleys. If the efficiency of the pulley system is 60%, what effort is applied by the man?
| Meera chose to use a block and tackle system of '9' pulleys instead of a single movable pulley to lift a heavy load. |
Why should she connect more number of pulleys in the upper fixed block?
Name the type of single pulley that has an ideal mechanical advantage equal to 2. Draw a labelled diagram of the pulley mentioned by you.
