A Bucket Filled with Water Has a Mass of 23

question 2

Multiple Choice

A bucket filled with water has a mass of 23 kg and is attached to a rope,which in turn,is wound around a 0.050-m radius cylinder at the top of a well.What torque does the weight of water and bucket produce on the cylinder if the cylinder is not permitted to rotate? (g = 9.8 m/s²)

• A)34 N*m
• B)17 N*m
• C)11 N*m
• D)23 N*m

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