A screw jack of pitch 5 mm is used to lift the tyre of a vehicle of load 200 kg with the help of a handle of length 0.5 m. Neglecting the friction force between screw and nut of the jack, the least force required to raise the load is:
A
1.2 N
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B
2.2 N
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C
3.2 N
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D
4.2 N
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Solution
The correct option is A 3.2 N Work done in one rotation = work done against gravity i.e. F×2π×12=200×10×5×10−3