All four of these pulleys are lifting the same amount of weight. Which one requires the least amount of force to lift it?

From the attached image, the pulley that requires least amount of force to lift the weight is pulley D.

Explanation:

A pulley is a circular disc made of steel or wood which can rotate freely about its axis, passing through its centre and perpendicular to its plane. The axel of the pulley is supported at its end by a framework called the block. There are three types of pulley system they include:

--> Fixed pulley: The load is connected to one end of a string passing over the pulley and the effort is applied at the other end.

-->Moveable pulley: The load is attached to a movable pulley with one end fixed to the string and hooked.

--> Compound pulley ( the block and tackle system): These are multiple pulley system in which extra fixed pulleys are added to the block fastened to the over head beam, and corresponding extra pulleys are added to the moveable block. The mechanical advantage is INCREASED due to increased number of pulleys. Each pulley is able to turn independently.

From the attached diagram, the pulley with the highest mechanical advantage is pulley D. This is so because the number of ropes supporting the moveable load is 4 (excluding the rope attached to the effort applied) is greater than the rest of other pulley in the options. This in turn DECREASES the amount of force necessary to lift the load.

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