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प्रश्न
Draw a neat labelled diagram showing a pulley being used to lift a load. How are load and effort related in an ideal situation?
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उत्तर
To raise a load, the load is attached to one end of the string and the effort is applied at the other end by pulling it is a downward direction . as shown in fig.

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