Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 12 - Cumulative Review - Page 446: 10

Answer

$56~\ lb$

Work Step by Step

The lever principle states that $$F_1d_1=F_2d_2.$$ We plug in the given values to get: $$ 160\times 28=x\times 80\Longrightarrow x=\frac{ 160\times 28 }{80}=56~\ lb .$$
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