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Victoria has a crate of vegetables that weighs 100 newtons she exerts a force of 100 Newtons to lift the crate with a pulley what's the mechanical advantage in this situation.

Less than 1
Equal to 1
Equal to 0
More than 1

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It is equal to 1 because you have to divide both amount of Newtons together which results in the mechanical advantage.
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By definition, the mechanical advantage is the relationship that exists between the output force or load lifted and the value of the force applied.

Thus, using the definition, we have that the mechanical advantage is given by:


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Therefore, the mechanical advantage of lifting the box by using a pulley is equal to 1.

Answer:

The mechanical advantage in this situation is:

Equal to 1

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