If a piece of block weighing 150 kg is to be pulled up by a winch using two cables on a 25 deg inclined plane, find the least force each cable will be subjected to set the block in motion. Assume the coefficient of friction to be 0.25.

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Problem 7.50P: The block of weight W is pulled by the force P inclined at the angle to the horizontal. Find the...
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If a piece of block weighing 150 kg is to be pulled up by a winch using two cables on a 25 deg inclined plane, find the least force each cable will be subjected to set the block in motion. Assume the coefficient of friction to be 0.25.

 

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