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No, mechanical advantage has no units, it is simple the ratio of an output quantity, such as force, to the input quantity. For example if it takes 10 pounds to lift a 50 pound object, the mechanical advantage is = 5
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∙ 7y ago
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∙ 7y agoNone. Mechanical advantage is a ratio of two measures each of which has the same units and so it is a unit-less number.
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What are the units for actual mechanical advantage?
No units. It is a ratio
What is a Mechanical advantage equal to?
Mechanical advantage the resistance force. Mechanical advantage is equal output force divided by input force.
What does the output force divided by the input force equal?
Efficiency of a machine or mechanical advantage
How do you find the mechanical advantage in science?
mechanical advantage= output force over input force
What does mechanical advantage equal?
Mechanical advantage equals resistance force.
The ratio of resistance force to effort force?
The ratio of resistance force to effort force is a mechanical advantage.
What is the Mechanical Advantage Formula?
Mechanical Advantage: F(out)/ F(in) Actual Mechanical Advantage is the ratio of Force outputed to Force inputed. (AMA=Fo/Fi) Similarly, IMA (Ideal Mechanical Advantage) = di/do
What is the mechanical advantage of a ramp What is the mechanical advantage of a ramp standing straight up?
The mechanical Advantage is FORCE TIMES DISTANCE
The amount by which a machine multiplies an input force is called?
mechanical advantage
What is the ideal mechanical advantage messurde in?
The mechanical advantage is a dimensionless ratio. It's just a number, with no units.
How is the mechanical advantage of a simple machine calculated?
mechanical advantage= output force over input force times 100
You test a machine and find that it exerts a force of 5 N for each 1 N of force you exert operating the machine What is the actual mechanical advantage of the machine?
The mechanical advantage is 5.Mechanical Advantage = Output Force/Input Force
