The Fixed Pulley
- Physics
- Class 4–8
- 3D model
- AR card
- English
Follow a rope over a fixed wheel to a hanging load.
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Also called
pulley
What to look for
- A pulley is a grooved wheel that guides a rope.
- A single fixed pulley lets a downward pull lift a load.
- An ideal single fixed pulley changes direction without multiplying force.
Try this
Follow the rope and explain why pulling down makes the load rise.
Topics
About this model
A GLB file of about 208 KB, 6,220 triangles, shown in Lably's 3D viewer and, on a phone, placed in your room with AR. Credit: Lably-authored schematic teaching model. See /ar-library/credits.html.
