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In general it means that there will be less surface friction on the material. On vehicles this can be done by reducing the impact area at the front and by integrating smooth curves for the air to follow. Surface polishing can also increase airflow and reduce friction.
The work being done will be increased if you pick it up instead of dragging it due to the friction.
Friction on a moving body is dependent on two basic factors and it can be represented as follows Friction force = (Coefficient of friction between the moving surfaces)*( Normal Force between the surfaces) Reducing any or both of the two factors reduce friction. Coefficient of friction can be reduced by: 1. Making the surfaces smoother.(effective for moving bodies in gas,liquid, or on solid/semisolid surfaces) 2. Applying 'Lubricant'. (effective for bodies moving on solid/semisolid surfaces) The normal force can be reduced for bodies in gas and liquids by reducing the press of the medium. (Hence vacuum and high altitude offer less friction than sea level for space crafts). Reduction of the normal force between solid bodies is not practical for machines since this will entirely alter their usefulness. But of course friction couplings, brakes etc use variation of normal force as main criteria for their operation.
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A force machine does not reduce the amount of work that has to be done
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recycle them
In general it means that there will be less surface friction on the material. On vehicles this can be done by reducing the impact area at the front and by integrating smooth curves for the air to follow. Surface polishing can also increase airflow and reduce friction.
The work being done will be increased if you pick it up instead of dragging it due to the friction.
No. It reduces the amount of force required, but it does not reduce the total amount of work. In fact, due to friction, it will probably increase the total amount of work.
its harmful to the engine, but without it your car could not move as the tires would just spin. can't have one without the other although things can be done to reduce it in the engine and increase it at the tires.
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They could build sturdier buildings.
You could buld house sec
Jeff
Efficiency means how much work is done; efficient means less work to accompish the same task. Lubricants reduce friction, thus reducing the work that must be done to accomplish a task.
Jeff