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A mechanical advantage greater than one means you can perform more work than the effort you expend. The mechanical advantage gives you more capability. A mechanical advantage of only 1 means you really do not have any advantage.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoNot always; it depends on what you're trying to do. A higher mechanical advantage usually means that the end you're doing the work on has to move a longer way. If you've got, say, a block and tackle pulley system, it may be easier to exert a force of 20 ounces than 20 pounds ... but a 20-pound force isn't too much for most people to handle, and having to pull 16x as much rope gets tedious.
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∙ 10y agoyes they do, i believe. When the larger gear rotates, the smaller gear moves faster because it has less teeth.
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∙ 14y agoa multiple pulley system. the more pulleys you have the easier it is to lift things
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∙ 11y agothe better the machine is , the bigger the mechanical advantage.
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∙ 12y agoincreasing the length of a ramp
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∙ 10y agoyes.
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How do you increase the mechanical advantage of a wedge?
The spokes of a wheel are comparable to levers. Longer spokes give more mechanical advantage. Even in a wheel that is solid, and has no spokes, the greater the diameter, the greater the mechanical advantage.
What is meant by the term mechanical advantage?
A lever is a very useful tool that lets us exchange weight for distance. For example (theoretically) if you had to move a 200 pound sack into a car, but couldn't lift it, you could divide it into 8 parts, each being 25 pounds, and move each one individually into the car. It would be easy, however it would take more distance (lifting into the car 8 times instead of 1)
What is the unit for mechanical advantage newtons joules watts theres isn't one?
what is the unit for mechanical advantage
What is the amount by which a machine multiplies an effort force is called?
mechanical advantage _ l l -
What is IMA and AMA?
IMA- Ideal mechanical advantageAMA- Actual mechanical advantage
How does a decrease in height affect the actual echanical advantage of the inclined plane?
Since the Mechanical Advantage of the inclined plane is inversely proportional to its height, increasing the height would lower your mechanical advantage and lowering the height would increase it.Alternately, mechanical advantage is directlyproportional to an inclined plane's length, therefore increasing the length would increase your mechanical advantage.
Simple machines increase mechanical?
Simple machines increase mechanical advantage.
If there was no friction what would that do to mechanical advantage and how would it affect efficiency?
Without friction, some forms of mechanical advantage do not function. In most cases for a mechanical apparatus, a reduction in friction is usually accompanied by an increase in efficiency.
What will increase the actual mechanical advantage of a machine?
Common mechanisms for obtaining mechanical advantage would include such as multiple pulleys, hydraulic systems, gears, and levers.
What will lengthening a ramp do to its ideal mechanical advantage?
Increase the advantage.
How can you increase the mechanical advantage of a pulley?
Increase the distance on the machine. :) XD
What type of advantage the ability of a machine to increase output force?
mechanical advantage
What tools increase mechanical advantage?
A pulley or pliers
What type of advantage describes the ability to of a machine to increase output force?
mechanical advantage
How do you increase the mechanical advantage of a lever?
The mechanical advantage of a lever can be increased by moving the fulcrum towards the load and away from the power end.
How you would measure the mechanical advantage of a bicycle?
Describe how you would measure the mechanical advantage of a bicycle.
What is the increase in work done by a lever called?
Mechanical advantage .
