Will two weights lift the load f? A pulley problem
With a r - 4 4 - 8 f, asking whether f rises and where it comes to rest
A single pulley figure carries cords over two wheels to hanging weights, with a boxed load marked 8 resting on the ground line at a. Leonardo asks whether the two weights will lift the weight f, and if so how much closer f will come to a than to r, given that r stands higher by one-third of a. The values a r - 4 4 - 8 f fix the loads for the problem. The lower half of the leaf is left blank.
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Can two 4-weights raise the 8-weight f?
The reader is asked whether the two weights (each 4) will lift the load f (8), and if they do, how much nearer f will come to a than to r, with r standing higher by one-third of a. It is a problem in the equilibrium of loads slung over pulleys.
Load slung over two pulleys
Two pulley wheels carry cords to hanging weights while a boxed load marked 8 sits on the base line at a. The geometry of the two cords determines whether the counterweights can raise it.