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Given information

We are given that:-
 
The force  is applied at a distance of    from the pivot.
 
The force required to pull the cork out of the top the range of to .
 

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.
The bottle opener will pull upward on the cork with a force of magnitude , so there is a downward force on the opener of magnitude .
We assume that there is no net torque on the opener, so it has no angular acceleration. Calculate torques about the rim of the bottle where the opener is resting on the rim. 
Formula used:
The net torque,
  
Here, is the applied force and  represents its corresponding distance from the rotational axis. 
 

 

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