A bucket of water needs to be lifted up through a distance of 10m using a single movable pulley system by a boy. How much distance should the free end be pulled down, if the pulley system has an efficiency of 75%?
A
5m
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B
20m
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C
10m
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D
15m
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Solution
The correct option is B20m Given:
Displacement of load, dL=10m
Efficiency, η=75%
Since, it is a single movable pulley system,
Velocity ratio, VR=2
We know that, VR=dEdL=dE10=2
Velocity ratio does not depend upon the efficiency of the system.