A group of athletes are trying to turn a large wheel and axle to move a stone. What can they do to move the wheel with less effort?

if the person is shown to have +90n, then ans is -10n.

if the person is shown to have -90n, then ans is +10n.

i would say

initial speed when it is dropped is 150 ft/s

now at the same moment the acceleration due to gravity is perpendicular to its velocity

so as we know that

now we have centripetal acceleration a = 32 ft/s^2 as its perpendicular to velocity

while tangential acceleration at the same moment will be zero

so

now radius of curvature is given as

so the radius of curvature just after it is dropped is 703.125 ft