A Worker in a Warehouse Uses a Rope Passing Through

question 53

Multiple Choice

A worker in a warehouse uses a rope passing through some pulleys to lift a heavy crate. The worker exerts a force five times less than the weight of the crate but has to move the rope four times as far as the crate moves. This situation

• A) can happen because the extra distance traveled makes up for the smaller force applied.
• B) can happen because there is friction in the pulleys so the work done by the worker will not equal the work done on the crate.
• C) cannot happen because a crate that heavy would lift the worker, rather than the worker lifting the crate.
• D) cannot happen because the work done by the worker is less than the work done on the crate.

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