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What do simple machines increase?
Force
Density
Work
Mechanical advantage

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Answer:

Mechanical advantage

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This question was on my semester test

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The wheel and axle increases your force. You exert your input force over a long distance and the output force is increased over a shorter distance. (Because the wheel is larger than the axle, the axle rotates and exerts a large output force.) A simple machine with a grooved wheel with a rope or cable wrapped around it.
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