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Which of the following simple machines is designed primarily to redirect a force rather than reduce the effort required to move a load? Lever Wedge Inclined Plane Wheel and Axle
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Which of the following simple machines is designed primarily to redirect a force rather than reduce the effort required to move a load?

Lever
Wedge
Inclined Plane
Wheel and Axle

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5 votes

Answer:

wedge

Step-by-step explanation:

When force is applied downwards with a wedge it turns downward force to the sideward force.

User Vasil Remeniuk
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Answer:

lever

Step-by-step explanation:

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