Question

A force of only 150 N can lift a 600 N sack of flour to a height of 0.50 m when using a lever as shown in the diagram below. a. Find the work done on the sack of flour (in J). b. Find the distance you must push with the 150 N force-on the left side (in m). c. Briefly explain the benefit of using a lever to lift a heavy object.

Answer 1

Actually the question is not clear. The Benefit of lifting using lever is that you can apply force in a convenient direction and you can use very less force to lift object by balancing the torque due to object.For example you want to lift a mass of 4N with a force 2N you can use a class 2 lever and maintain the ratio between the distances of the body and the point of application of force from the fulcrum to be 1:2.In any case balance the torque to get the required force.