Its the reciprocal of the sine of the ramp angle.
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1 / ( sin ( ramp angle ) )
IMA- Ideal mechanical advantageAMA- Actual 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)
To do this you first have to calculate your ideal mechanical advantage (IMA). The IMA is equal to the effort distance (the distance from the fulcrum to where you will apply the effort) divided by the load distance (the distance from the fulcrum to the load). You can then set your IMA equal to your acutal mechanical advatage (AMA) which assumes 100% efficiency. The AMA is equal to the load force (the weight of what you are lifting) divided by the effort force (the # you are looking for). So, for example, if your IMA is 5 and your load force is 500 lbs: 5=500/effort force. Therefore the effort force would be 100 pounds.
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This is an ideal example!
Ideal Mechanical Advantage for an Inclined Plane is equal to the length of the incline divided by the height of the incline.
ignoring friction or ideal mechanical advantage
As the height of an inclined plane increases, both the actual and ideal mechanical advantage also increase. This is because the mechanical advantage of an inclined plane is directly related to its slope, so a steeper incline will provide greater mechanical advantage compared to a shallower one.
The ideal mechanical advantage of an inclined plane is the ratio of the length of the incline to the vertical rise. It is calculated by dividing the length of the ramp by the vertical height of the ramp.
Actual Mechanical Advantage is the ratio of Force outputed to Force inputed. (AMA=Fo/Fi) Similarly, IMA (Ideal Mechanical Advantage) = di/do
The slope of an inclined plane is found by dividing the rise of the plane by the run of the plane. also the ideal mechanical advantage.
The ideal mechanical advantage, or IMA, of an inclined plane is equal to the length of the incline divided by its height. The IMA is calculated without regard to friction.
The mechanical efficiency of an inclined plane is the ratio of the output force to the input force, taking into account friction and other factors that may reduce efficiency. It is calculated as the ratio of the ideal mechanical advantage to the actual mechanical advantage. A perfectly efficient inclined plane would have a mechanical efficiency of 100%, but in reality, efficiency will be less than 100% due to energy losses.
No, the ideal is without friction.
This is because the actual mechanical advantage is the actual calculation found after dividing the effort force by the output force. Ideal mechanical advantage is what many people would call an estimate. When estimating mechanical advantage, the numbers are always rounded. This makes actual mechanical advantage less. Sources: Science teacher
The ideal mechanical advantage of a ramp is directly related to the height of the ramp. The ideal mechanical advantage is calculated as the ratio of the length of the ramp to its vertical height. So, the higher the ramp, the greater the ideal mechanical advantage.
it is less than the ideal mechanical advantage