4ft = 48in
Work is the same on both sides, and W = Fd
W1 = W2
F1*d1 = F2*d2
150lbs*48in = F2*2in
F2 = 3600lbs
A worker tearing down a barn uses a crowbar 4feet long with the shorter end
being 2 inches from the fulcrum.
If the worker can exert a force of 150lbs at one end of the crowbar, how great a
force can be exerted at the
other end?
(Note the differences in units, 2 inches and 4feet. Units must be the same when
using the lever formula)
He can exert _________ lbs of force.
Formula: (w1)(d1)=(w2)(d2)
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