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Describe how you would measure the mechanical advantage of a bicycle.

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Which lever would have more mechanical advantage?

A longer lever would typically have more mechanical advantage than a shorter lever. Mechanical advantage is calculated by dividing the length of the effort arm by the length of the resistance arm; therefore, the longer the effort arm, the greater the mechanical advantage.


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.


Would increasing the length of a ramp increase mechanical advantage?

Increasing the length of a ramp does not change the mechanical advantage, as mechanical advantage depends on the ratio of the output force to the input force. The length of the ramp affects the distance over which the force is applied, but not the mechanical advantage itself.


If a machine was 100 percent efficient how would the AMA compare to the IMA?

If a machine was 100 percent efficient, the AMA would be equal to the IMA. This is because in an ideal scenario where the machine loses no energy to friction or other factors, the AMA (actual mechanical advantage) would be the same as the IMA (ideal mechanical advantage).


What is the mechanical advantage of a lever with an effort arm of 16cm an a resistance arm of 2cm?

The mechanical advantage of a lever is calculated by dividing the length of the effort arm by the length of the resistance arm. In this case, the mechanical advantage would be 16cm (effort arm) divided by 2cm (resistance arm), resulting in a mechanical advantage of 8.

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What is the mechanical advantage of a movable pully?

for one movable pulley you would get a mechanical advantage of 2


Which lever would have more mechanical advantage?

A longer lever would typically have more mechanical advantage than a shorter lever. Mechanical advantage is calculated by dividing the length of the effort arm by the length of the resistance arm; therefore, the longer the effort arm, the greater the mechanical advantage.


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.


Why is the actual mechanical advantage of an inclined plane alwaysess than the theoretical mechanical advantage?

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


Would increasing the length of a ramp increase mechanical advantage?

Increasing the length of a ramp does not change the mechanical advantage, as mechanical advantage depends on the ratio of the output force to the input force. The length of the ramp affects the distance over which the force is applied, but not the mechanical advantage itself.


What is the mechanical advantage of ciombined puley?

If I would be knowing, I would have not asked.


What is meant by the term 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)


If a machine was 100 percent efficient how would the AMA compare to the IMA?

If a machine was 100 percent efficient, the AMA would be equal to the IMA. This is because in an ideal scenario where the machine loses no energy to friction or other factors, the AMA (actual mechanical advantage) would be the same as the IMA (ideal mechanical advantage).


What is the mechanical advantage of a lever with an effort arm of 16cm an a resistance arm of 2cm?

The mechanical advantage of a lever is calculated by dividing the length of the effort arm by the length of the resistance arm. In this case, the mechanical advantage would be 16cm (effort arm) divided by 2cm (resistance arm), resulting in a mechanical advantage of 8.


What will increase the actual mechanical advantage of a machine?

Common mechanisms for obtaining mechanical advantage would include such as multiple pulleys, hydraulic systems, gears, and levers.


Which unit would you use to measure the length of a bicycle?

How much a bicycle what? Weighs, cost, take up space?


What is the mechanical advantage of a lever with an effort alarm of 12 feet and a resistance arm of 3 feet?

The mechanical advantage of a lever is determined by the ratio of the effort arm to the resistance arm. In this case, the mechanical advantage would be 12 feet (effort arm) divided by 3 feet (resistance arm), resulting in a mechanical advantage of 4.