It depends on how many times the rope 'goes around' the pulleys. If there are 2 ropes 'pulling up' then the mechanical advantage is double. Think about it this way: the tension throughout the rope is constant, so if the object being lifted is 100 pounds, but there are 2 ropes going up from the movable pulley, then each rope has 50 pounds tension on it, but they are the same rope, so you are pulling with 50 pounds force on the rope to create the 50 pounds tension.
Note that the pulley system reduces the amount of force necessary to lift, but the amount of work necessary is the same. Example: if you want to lift the 100 pound weight by 1 foot, you will use 100 foot-pounds of work. With the pulley system as described, you are exerting 50 pounds of force, and must pull the rope 2 feet to lift the weight 1 foot.
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Single Pulley
we find mechanical advantage of pulley by using principle of lever. according to this moment of effort is equal to moment of moment of load. As in this case effort arm is equal to load arm. so mechanical advantage is equal to one. but we know we can never finish friction between rope used and pulley so mechanical advantage is less than one
Its 1 you need more than 1 to improve mechanical advantage i think it's 2 A single pulley means one axel, making the IMA = 1. A double pulley's IMA would = 2, and so on and so forth.
Fixed Pulley!!
for one movable pulley you would get a mechanical advantage of 2
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To calculate the mechanical advantage of a movable pulley system, you divide the load force by the effort force. The formula is MA = Load Force / Effort Force. The mechanical advantage of a movable pulley is always 2 because the effort force is half the load force when using a system with a movable pulley.
The formula to calculate the mechanical advantage of a pulley system is MA 2 number of movable pulleys.
I think what you want is the "mechanical advantage". It's 2 .
The kind of pulley has an ideal machanical advantage of 2 is called "Movable Pulley". From, Bryan Hollick
Depending on the type of pulley system you have (Fixed/ movable/ combined pulley) using either of these will give you mechanical advantage. The different pulley types are designed to even the weight of the object your pulled out, this will enable you to lift heavier objects with a lighter pull
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I do believe it is equal to the number of ropes you have.
A fixed pulley is different from a movable pulley because a movable pulley has one end of the rope attached to it fixed on an unmoving object. The pulley is free to move with the rope. You pull the other end of the rope. Also, a movable pulley multiplies the applied force (effort force) and therefore has more mechanical advantage. A fixed pulley is attached to something that doesn't move, while one end of the rope is holding the weight, while the other is for pulling.A fixed pulley confers no mechanical advantage, but will convert motion in one direction into another direction.A movable pulley system, if the pulleys change their distance from each other, will confer a mechanical advantage.
Using a movable pulley is known as using it to 'advantage'. The line going to the movable pulley contributes towards the force acting on the load. A line going to a fixed pulley, only serves to change the direction of the force.
The ideal mechanical advantage of a pulley system is two times the number of pulleys in the system. This is the amount of force required to get the system moving.