0
What else can I help you with?
What should be your short term goal and long term goal?
review
How long should the basketball goal should be?
If you mean 'how high should a basketball goal be?. It should be 10 feet from the floor to the top of the rim.
Is a trebuchet a Force Magnifier or a Distance Magnifier?
I'm unsure as to what exactly a distance magnifier is so hopefully someone with expertise in trebuchets can add to this. However I am confident that a trebuchet works on the principle of a lever. A lever is a force magnifier. Yet a trebuchet also uses a sling to launch the projectile in a parabolic arc which has the effect of increasing the distance, so perhaps it qualifies as both? A lever is most often used as a force multiplier, where the load moves through a smaller distance than the applied force, but in the case of a trebuchet the lever is used in the opposite sense. The load moves through a greater distance than the applied force and so the trebuchet is a distance multiplier.
Why does a long lever easier to use than a short one?
A long lever provides a mechanical advantage by increasing the leverage. This means that less force is needed to lift or move an object compared to using a shorter lever. Additionally, a longer lever allows for a larger range of motion, making it easier to apply force over a distance.
Do you need a short lever or long lever to lift something easier?
A long lever will make it easier to lift something because it allows you to exert more force over a greater distance, reducing the amount of force needed. Short levers require more effort as they provide less mechanical advantage.
How do you assemble a lever?
The lever itself is any rigid item, it should be long, rigid and strong. To work it needs a Fulcrum. A rock or similar thing will do. You take your Lever, place it under the object to be moved, place the lever over the Fulcrum, then push the lever to move your object.
How can a lever generate a large force?
A lever works against a fulcrum. If there is a shorter section of the lever at one end of the fulcrum and a longer section at the other end, then you can exert a force on the longer end of the lever, and have a greater force exerted on the shorter end. That is because you are moving the long end through a longer distance than the shorter end moves, and all the force exerted over the longer distance is then effectively compressed into the shorter distance.
What type of simple machine is a sledgehammer?
A sledgehammer is a type of simple machine known as a lever. The long handle acts as the lever arm, allowing a user to apply force over a long distance to generate enough power to drive the hammer head into a surface.
Is a toilet flusher a lever?
Yes, but it sort of works in reverse. You usually use a lever to gain a mechanical advantage by having the load on the short end and applying pressure to the long end. The short end of the flush lever is pushed down a short distance and other end goes up a longer distance, giving you an advantage in distance.
To calculate following distance you should use what?
It depends on how long a distance you want to measure!
How long is a football field without the end zones?
In American football, the distance between the goal lines is 300 feet and the distance between the sidelines is 160 feet.
Would it be easier to use a lever and fulcrum?
Depends on the job at hand. The most common use is to multiply force so you can move something that weighs more than you can lift on your own. In doing this you give up distance. Place the lever and fulcrum so that the fulcrum is close to the 'load'. When you push on the long end of the lever it moves a long distance with a small effort, The load will be lifted a shorter distance.
