Isaac Newton designs a pulley system for Trig students
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A string, weight, and pulley system are arranged as a physics-trigonometry puzzle.
The weight on the far right has a mass of 1000 grams. The weight in the center of the diagram has a mass of 1841 grams.
Assuming no friction, find the value of θ in degrees.
A correct answer sent to [email protected] [2] might win a Tucker’s gift card.
Last week’s [3] winner was Ben Chacon with 20.33 centimeters.
(Use of AI to solve this problem is strictly prohibited.)
Jeff Smith is a former Math teacher and a retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander. Reach him at [email protected] [2].