A small ski lift has a main cable driving wheel 11 ft in diameter. The cable speed is to b...

A small ski lift has a main cable driving wheel 11 ft in diameter. The cable speed is to be 500 ft per minute. The cable tension on one side of the driving wheel is 25,000 lb and on the other side is 28,800 lb, as shown. Calculate the horsepower required to turn the main cable driving wheel.

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