GATE ME · 2022 · ME
Question 30: Engineering Mechanics
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Question 30
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A rope with two mass-less platforms at its two ends passes over a fixed pulley as shown in the figure. Discs with narrow slots and having equal weight of 20 N each can be placed on the platforms. The number of discs placed on the left side platform is
and that on the right side platform is
.It is found that for
and
, a force
N (refer to part (i) of the figure) is just sufficient to initiate upward motion of the left side platform. If the force
is removed then the minimum value of
(refer to part (ii) of the figure) required to prevent downward motion of the left side platform is ______ (in integer). 
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GATE ME 2022 · Paper 2
Mechanical Engineering · Original paper archive
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- Mechanical Engineering
- Question type
- Numerical answer (NAT)
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- 1 mark
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