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What is the mechanical advantage of an incline plane?
MA of inclined plane:Distance moved parallel to slope / vertical distance moved:Reciprocal of sin of incline angle (from horizontal):1 / ( sin ( incline angle ) )
What are the two types of mechanical advantage?
Those dependent on the vector resolution of forces (inclined plane, wedge, screw) and those in which there is an equilibrium of torques (lever, pulley, wheel).
How does a greater mechanical advantage benefit a machine?
actually mechanical advantage is the ratio of load to effort. it is the measure of the effort required to move the load. its maximum value is given by 1/m where m is the slope of graph plotted with load on X axis and effort on Y axis. hope your got the answer.
What two simple machines are part of an axe?
A wedge and a lever.
What are simple macines?
Simple machines are basic devices or mechanical powers on which other machines are based (eg, lever, wedge, pulley, wheel and axle, inclined plane, screw).
Why does the mechanical advantage of an inclined plane can never be less than 1?
The mechanical advantage of an inclined plane is the ratio of the length of the inclined plane to the height it lifts a load. Since the length is always greater than the height (unless the inclined plane is vertical), the mechanical advantage is always at least 1.
How does a decrease in height affect the actual echanical advantage of the inclined plane?
Since the Mechanical Advantage of the inclined plane is inversely proportional to its height, increasing the height would lower your mechanical advantage and lowering the height would increase it.Alternately, mechanical advantage is directlyproportional to an inclined plane's length, therefore increasing the length would increase your mechanical advantage.
What is the ideal mechanical advantage of inclined plane?
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.
How do you increase the mechanical advantage of an inclined plane?
the formula for the mechanical advantage of an inclined plane is the length divide by the height.
What is the mechanical advantage of an incline plane?
MA of inclined plane:Distance moved parallel to slope / vertical distance moved:Reciprocal of sin of incline angle (from horizontal):1 / ( sin ( incline angle ) )
The ideal mechanical advantage for an inclined plane is equal to the length of the incline divided by the?
Ideal Mechanical Advantage for an Inclined Plane is equal to the length of the incline divided by the height of the incline.
What general statement can be made about the height of an inclined plane and it's actual and 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.
Does a long gently sloped inclined plane or a short steep inclined plane have the greatest mechanical advantage?
Long gently slope inclined plane
What inclined plane is the length of the inclined plane plane divide by its height?
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.
Can't a simple inclined plane have a mechanical advantage less than one?
No, a simple inclined plane always has a mechanical advantage of greater than or equal to 1. It reduces the force needed to lift an object by increasing the distance over which the force is applied. The mechanical advantage is calculated by dividing the length of the inclined plane by the height.
What is IMA of an inclined plane?
ignoring friction or ideal mechanical advantage
What is mechanical advantage of a inclined plane?
The forces are divided into a horizontal and a vertical component, so that you do not have to lift the weight in full directly. The disadvantage is that you get more friction, so that part of the advantage is negated.
