Question

You use a pulley system to lift a car engine. You apply a force of 120n and the pulley pulls on the engine with a force of 1050n. What is the mechanical advantage of the pulley?

Answer 1

the correct answer is 8.8

Answer 2

Given,

Effort force = 120 N

Load force= 1050 N

Mechanical advantage of a pulley is given by the ratio of load force to the effort force.

`M.A=(Load force)/(Effort force)`

`=(1050)/(120)`

`=8.75`

Therefore, the mechanical advantage of the given pulley is 8.75.