A spool of mass 60 kg is supported on two rollers at A and B as shown in Figure Q1(c). Neglect the mass of the inelastic cable, friction and the mass of the rollers at A and B. Knowing that a constant...

A spool of mass 60 kg is supported on two rollers at A and B as shown in Figure Q1(c). Neglect the mass of the inelastic cable, friction and the mass of the rollers at A and B. Knowing that a constant pulling force P is applied in order to unwind 6 m of cable in 3 s starting from rest. The radius of gyration for the spool is (600+a) mm, where a = 8. Appendix A shows the examples of identifying the radius of gyration using student ID.

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     Determine the pulling force P.