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A faucet’s wheel has a radius of 5 cm. The axel has a radius of 0.5 cm. The input force is applied to the faucet wheel. What is the mechanical advantage of this simple machine?

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The mechanical advantage is the ratio of the radii: 5/0.5=10.
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