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What is a block and tackle used for?
Block and tackle refers to a rope threaded through a series of pulleys to provide mechanical advantage, and it is used to lift heavy objects,
Mechanical advantage of the block and tackle?
Equal to the number of cords supporting the weight.
What is the advantage of a pulley?
Of a single pulley wheel, only that it changes the direction of the force ie: from overhead. > On a block and tackle system, 2 or more pulley wheels are used in a certain way to produce mechanical advantage. The simplest type of block and tackle offers a mechanical advantage of 2
How is a block and tackle is used today?
The block and tackle is still used in the manner it has always been used, to gain a mechanical advantage in lifting or pulling objects. It is used extensively aboard ships today. I used them in the Navy. I have also used the block and tackle on construction jobs when rigging heavy loads to move them. The block and tackle is very handy when there is no source of electric power available and in remote locations.
Is the mechanical advantage of a block and tackle equal to the number of ropes used to raise the object?
look in your ducking textbook
Block and teckle?
Actually, it's "block and tackle"; as in, "The block and tackle was described by Hero of Alexandria". Let's set up a block and tackle to lift these loads.
What machine raises and lower items using grooved wheels and ropes?
Block and tackle
What is block and tackle?
A block and tackle is a series of pullys lifting heavy whates
What are some examples of block and tackle pulleys?
cranes have block and tackle pulleys.
What is a sentence for block and tackle?
A good sentence for the word block and tackle is............The sailors had to block and tackle in order to left the heavy dead body and treasure chest's.
What is the function of a block and tackle?
A block and tackle consists of a system of pulleys with a rope and hook. It is a simple machine which lets you lift a heavy weight more easily. We say it gives you a mechanical advantage,or that it is a force multiplier because it lets you trade a large distance by which you pull the rope using a small effort for a small distance lifting the heavy weight. An example is an engine hoist.
A block and tackle is used to?
A block is used to allow your team to score. A tackle is used to stop someone from scoring.
