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Grade 12Mechanics

A spool of wire rests on a horizontal surface. as the wire is pulled, the spool does not slip at contact point. on seperate trials, each of the forces F1,F2,F3 and F4is applied to the spool. for which one of these forces the spool will rotate clockwise, anticlockwise and will not rotate?

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14 Years agoGrade 12
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer14 Years ago

The spool will rotate clockwise, anticlockwise accordingly as net torque is clockwise,anticlockwise respectively.

For exact answers u have to give some more description about how the spool rests on the surface.