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   ocr: What's the price for increasing force? JLLLILLLILLLLLL LLLLLILLI SMALLI PULL MUCH LARGER LIFTING FORCEI This pulley system contains 6 pulleys. A load hanging from the moving lower pulley frame is pulled upward by a force 6 times greater than the pull on the free end of the rope. You can check this by counting the number of pieces of1 rope that hold the moving pulleys up. However, there is a price to be paid for making the force bigger. For example, you might want to use this system to raise a load by 1 meter. To do this you have to shorten each of the 6 lengths of rope between the pulleys by 1 ...