Exercises solution

The effort pulley is twice as big as the load pulley. The force therefore on the load pulley is halved to 5kg. The pulley pulls down on the lever with a force of 5kg. The load on the other end of the lever is 3 metres away from the fulcrum while the effort is 1 metre away from the fulcrum. The maximum weight lifted is 5/3 = 1.66 kg.

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