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A single movable pulley has a mechanical advantage of 2 because it reduces the effort needed to lift an object by half. This is due to the pulley system allowing the weight to be distributed between the weight being lifted and the tension in the supporting rope.

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What is the 2 kind of pulley?

The two kinds of pulleys are fixed pulleys and movable pulleys. Fixed pulleys are stationary and change the direction of the force applied, while movable pulleys have a free end that moves and both change the direction of the force and provide a mechanical advantage.


What are the three kinds of pulley?

The three types of pulleys are fixed pulley, movable pulley, and compound pulley. Fixed pulleys are attached to a stationary object, movable pulleys move along with the load, and compound pulleys combine both fixed and movable pulleys to provide mechanical advantage.


Velocity ratio of single movable pulley is 2. Give reasons.?

Load "L" is attached to the movable pulley. A rope is fixed at a point in ceiling that passes through the movable pulley. In order to lift the load "L" by "X" meters, the effort "E" needs to travel the distance of 2X meters. (The entire rope needs to be pulled by "E" for a distance of 2X.) Now, Velocity Ratio equals (Distance traveled by "E") divided by (Distance traveled by "L") So it becomes : 2X/X. This equals to 2 Since it is a ratio. it has no units of measurement. -Kiran Karnik


How do you calculate the mechanical advantage of a moveable pukkey?

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.


What is the pulley calculation formula used to determine the mechanical advantage of a pulley system?

The formula to calculate the mechanical advantage of a pulley system is MA 2 number of movable pulleys.

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What are 2 different kinds of pulleys?

single fixed pulley, single movable pulley and single fixed and movable pulley. :-)


What is the mechanical average of a single movable pulley?

I think what you want is the "mechanical advantage". It's 2 .


What is the mechanical advantage a single movable pulley?

E=l/2 2=l/e or l/e=2 ma =l/e ma of single moveable pulley is : l/e=2


Which direction does the rope of a single movable pulley get pulled?

1- in the direction of south east 2- south direction


What are 2 kinds of pulleys?

Two kinds of pulleys are the fixed pulley and the movable pulley


Does a moveable pulley multiply the input force?

Yes. The IMA of a movable pulley is 2.


What is the mechanical advantage of a movable pully?

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


What is the 2 kind of pulley?

The two kinds of pulleys are fixed pulleys and movable pulleys. Fixed pulleys are stationary and change the direction of the force applied, while movable pulleys have a free end that moves and both change the direction of the force and provide a mechanical advantage.


What is a single moveable pulley?

A simple single pulley enables the applied force to change direction. A pulley at the top of a well is the common example. In many applications, such as the fan belt on a car, it is used to transfer energy from one shaft to another.


What are 2 examples of a single pulley?

one example of a single pulley is a clothes line . another example is a ................ what do you think because I need to think more on this.


What are the three kinds of pulley?

The three types of pulleys are fixed pulley, movable pulley, and compound pulley. Fixed pulleys are attached to a stationary object, movable pulleys move along with the load, and compound pulleys combine both fixed and movable pulleys to provide mechanical advantage.


What is the mechanical advantage of single fixed single movable pulley system?

The mechanical advantage would be 1 because the force required to life the mass of an object becomes 1/2 the original weight of the object.