A Worker Lifts a Heavy Load Using a Two-Pulley System

question 54

Multiple Choice

A worker lifts a heavy load using a two-pulley system as in the figure. If the tension in the rope segment labeled A is 1450 N, what are the weight of the load and the force that the worker exerts on the rope, respectively?

• A) 363 N, 725 N
• B) 725 N, 363 N
• C) 1450 N, 725 N
• D) 1450 N, 1450 N
• E) Insufficient information is given to answer this question.

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