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What is the mechanical advantage of the screw shown below?

A. 1.3
B. 3.9
C. 8.0
D. 10.4

What is the mechanical advantage of the screw shown below? A. 1.3 B. 3.9 C. 8.0 D-example-1
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Answer:

C. 8.0

Explanation:

The mechanical advantage is got from dividing the circumference of the shaft by the pitch of the screw.

Therefore, the circumference= 2πr

=2×π×2.3mm

=14.45mm

Mechanical advantage=14.45mm/1.8mm

=8.03

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