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Why does a long thin wedge have a greater mechanical advantage than a short wide wedge?
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Is it true that the longer and thinner a wedge is the greater its mechanical advantage is?
MAwedge=S(Slope)/W(width)
How a wedge changes a input force?
A Wedge changes an input force by a change when a mechanical advantage increases as it becomes longer and thinner.
How does a wedge work?
A wedge is used to take advantage of the fact that work done = force x distance.Simply put if you need to force two points apart a wedge allows you to use less force by moving a greater distance.If you knock a wedge into a piece of material by 10cms in order to widen the gap by 2cms it will take one fifth of the force to achieve this.If you think of a screw as being a nail with a very long wedge wrapped around it, you can force this into a solid piece of wood with one hand simply by taking advantage of the mechanical advantage that this wedge provides.
Is mechanical advantage the number of times the input force is multiplied by a machine?
it really depends on the machine you are talking about. there are 6 simple machines: the lever, wheel and axle, pulley, inclined plane, wedge, and the screw. Lever = (distance from fulcrum to effort) divided by (distance from fulcrum to resistance) Wheel and Axle = (diameter of the wheel) divided by (diameter of the axle) Pulleys = the # of pulleys used Inclined Plane and Wedge = (length of slope) divided by (height) Screw = (circumference) divided by (pitch) Hope this helped :)
What do you need to calculate the mechanical advantage of a lever?
A calculator and a formula for moments: Like distance from fulcrum x force = distance from fulcrum x force and I think mechanical advantage is the ratio of forces - for a lever for example where you need less force to exert a big force when for example, you wedge a crow bar in the side of the door to try and effect a break in
Which has a greater mechanical advantage along or short wide wedge?
a long wedge has a greater mechanical energy then a short wide wedge.
How do you the Mechanical advantage of a wedge?
Just change the angle of the wedge. The thinner the wedge, the greater the mechanical advantage.
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.
Is it true that the longer and thinner a wedge is the greater its mechanical advantage is?
MAwedge=S(Slope)/W(width)
How does a wedge change an input force?
A change can happen when a mechanical advantage increases as it becomes longer and thinner.
How do you calculate the mechanical advantage of a wedge?
It is the length of the sloped side of the wedge divided by its width.
Mechanical advantage of a wedge?
you divide the length of the wegde's thickness
The efficiency of the wedge is low because of?
friction or The mechanical advantage is greater for thinner wedges. However, the efficiency is low because of the large amount of friction.
That kid has bad spelling?
Theoretically, wedge is a simple machine that is used to offer mechanical advantage. The force normal to inclined surfaces of wedge is much greater(depending on angle of wedge) than force applied to the short side. This is exploited in axes and various other tools. ALL OF THIS IS WRONG!q!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ASK YUR TEECHAR
How can you increase the mechanical advantage of a wedge?
Set two wedges back to back!
How a wedge changes a input force?
A Wedge changes an input force by a change when a mechanical advantage increases as it becomes longer and thinner.
How does a wedge work?
A wedge is used to take advantage of the fact that work done = force x distance.Simply put if you need to force two points apart a wedge allows you to use less force by moving a greater distance.If you knock a wedge into a piece of material by 10cms in order to widen the gap by 2cms it will take one fifth of the force to achieve this.If you think of a screw as being a nail with a very long wedge wrapped around it, you can force this into a solid piece of wood with one hand simply by taking advantage of the mechanical advantage that this wedge provides.
