Question

The truck in which

you were seated sank
into the mud. You and
the person driving the
Vehicle want to lift the
truck using a branch.
You apply a force of
600 N to the branch
which acts as a lever.
The rear of the truck
weighs 2,400 N. What
is the mechanical
gain of the lever arm?​

Answer 1

m = 4

Step-by-step explanation:

We have,

You apply a force of 600 N to the branch which acts as a lever. It means it is input force, IF = 600 N

The rear of the truck weighs 2,400 N. It means it is output force, OF = 2400 N

The ratio of output force to the input force is equal to the mechanical advantage of the lever arm. It is given by :

`m=(2400)/(600)\\\\m=4`

So, the mechanical gain of the lever arm is 4.