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No, it doesnot
The catapult is a simple machine. The work input is the restraining of the payload and pressure put on the spring or lever. The work output is the delivery of the payload with the energy of the work transferred to it.
The catapult is a 1st class lever
Newton's first law is when then load sits in the catapult until the catapult is launched and then it moves. The second law is when the catapult output is given in the amount of force depending on how far the bucket is pulled back. The third law is the catapult will experience exactly the same force as the thrown object but in the opposite direction.
As far as i know there are three: the basic catapult, trebuchet, and the floating arm trebuchet.
Because the catapult is effective.
Another work for catapult is trebuchet.
a catapult yes. a trebuchet no
Yes, it is a catapult. Just like a mangonel but not a trebuchet.
They work as a catapult.
See the related link for pictures of catapults and explanations.
No, it doesnot
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The catapult is a simple machine. The work input is the restraining of the payload and pressure put on the spring or lever. The work output is the delivery of the payload with the energy of the work transferred to it.
to make the work easy.
No, a canon is not a type of catapult. A canon is a type of rule, principle, or accepted body of work, while a catapult is a device used to launch projectiles over a distance.