Question

The radii of a wheel are 25cm and 5cm respectively.It is found that an effort of 40N is required to raise slowly a load of 160N.Find mechanical advantage

Answer 1

4

Step-by-step explanation:

Mechanical advantage is defined as the ratio of the load to the effort applied to raise the load. If minimal effort is used to overcome a much larger load, that is when we have what is called mechanical advantage i.e a machine has been used to our advantage.

Mathematically, MA = Load/Effort

Given parameters

Load = 160N

Effort = 40N

Required

Mechanical Advantage

Using the formula above

MA = 160N/40N

MA = 4

advantage