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Examples of Fixed pulleys :
                   Ex      am      p   l e  s     of       F   i x   e  d      p  u   l l e  y  s     :










                    2. Fixed pulley can
                    2    .     Fix        ed p           ulley ca                  n



                    be seen on a sail
                    be          se     en         on       a      sa       il


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                    m
                    mast. At the top
                    of most sailboats
                    of         m    ost           sa      ilboa           t  s
                    there is a single
                    t   h   ere           is a            sin      g   le
                    f
                                          p
                                             ulley f
                                                                    or
                    fixed pulley for
                        ix
                                  d
                              e

                            isin
                                                      d low
                                                                            rin
                                                                                     g
                                                                        e

                                              a
                                       g
                    raising and lowering
                                                  n
                    ra
                    a
                           sa

                    a sail.
                                   il.
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