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The efficiency of a machine is: (useful energy that comes out of the machine) divided by (energy put into the machine). It's really handy to know this before you spend a million dollars on a machine, and discover that even though you put enough energy into it to do the job, you're not getting enough out, and the job isn't getting done. Example: You need 100 watts of light dispersed in a room. You buy a 100-watt light bulb, screw it in, turn it on, and nobody in the room can read anything. You lose, because you failed to consider that the efficiency of the type of light bulb you bought is about 35%. That means for every 100 watts of electricity you put into the bulb, you get about 35 watts of light out of it. The other 65 watts of power comes out of the bulb in the form of heat. (Which explains why the air conditioning runs more when the lights are on.) Had you considered the 35% efficiency of the light bulb, and knowing that you needed 100 watts of light, you would have known to buy a bulb rated at (100 / 0.35) = 286 watts.

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Describe why a high-efficiency machine is more desirable thana low-efficiency machine?

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For efficiency, you have to consider the energy or work that you get out of the machine, compared to the energy or work that you put into the machine. Its what you get out, divided by what you put in. By multiplying the result by 100, you should then get the efficiency expressed as a percentage, which is the normal way of describe how efficient a machine or process is. efficiency = (Work out/Work in) x 100 Sometimes you are given the efficiency in a problem, but then have to calculate either the work out or work in, so then its just a case of rearranging the equation above.


What is a specific example of a machine and describe how its mechanical efficiency might be calculated?

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Why is a high efficiency machine is more desirable than a low efficiency machine?

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The efficiency of a machine is usually expressed in?

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