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    Inclined Planes AND Mechanical Advantage

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    An inclined plane is a simple machine that reduces the amount of force needed to lift an object by increasing the distance over which the force is applied. The mechanical advantage of an inclined plane is calculated by dividing the length of the plane by its height. For example, a ramp that is 75 meters long and 5 meters tall has a mechanical advantage of 15. Using an inclined plane reduces the amount of force needed but not the total work, as work is force times distance.

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    An inclined plane is a simple machine that reduces the amount of force needed to lift an object by increasing the distance over which the force is applied. The mechanical advantage of an inclined plane is calculated by dividing the length of the plane by its height. For example, a ramp that is 75 meters long and 5 meters tall has a mechanical advantage of 15. Using an inclined plane reduces the amount of force needed but not the total work, as work is force times distance.

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    An inclined plane is a simple machine that reduces the amount of force needed to lift an object by increasing the distance over which the force is applied. The mechanical advantage of an inclined plane is calculated by dividing the length of the plane by its height. For example, a ramp that is 75 meters long and 5 meters tall has a mechanical advantage of 15. Using an inclined plane reduces the amount of force needed but not the total work, as work is force times distance.

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    An inclined plane is a simple machine that reduces the amount of force needed to lift an object by increasing the distance over which the force is applied. The mechanical advantage of an inclined plane is calculated by dividing the length of the plane by its height. For example, a ramp that is 75 meters long and 5 meters tall has a mechanical advantage of 15. Using an inclined plane reduces the amount of force needed but not the total work, as work is force times distance.

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    INCLINED PLANES AND MECHANICAL


    Work = Force x distance
    ADVANTAGE
    Mechanical Advantage of all machines:
    1. What is an inclined plane? MA = output force/ input force

    Mechanical Advantage of a ramp:


    MA=length/height

    Mechanical Advantage of a screw:


    MA = 2πr/pitch
    2. How is a screw an example of an inclined plane? Pitch =length/turns

    Mechanical Advantage of a wedge:


    MA = Slope/Thickness

    3. Judith is pushing a box up an inclined plane with a height of 5 meters and a length of 75 meters.
    What is the mechanical advantage of this inclined plane?

    4. If a ramp that is 12 meters long has a mechanical advantage of 6 what is its height?

    5. If a ramp is 4 meters tall and has a mechanical advantage of 2.5 what is its length?
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    6. A screw has a radius of 0.5 cm, a total of 75 turns and is 5 cm long. What is the mechanical
    advantage of this screw?

    7. A screw has a radius of 0.1 cm and a pitch of 0.25 cm/turn. What is the mechanical advantage of
    this screw?

    8. What is the mechanical advantage of wedge A?

    9. What is the mechanical advantage of wedge B?

    10. Which would have a higher mechanical advantage a ramp that is 1 meter tall and 10 meters long
    or a ramp that is 2 meters tall and 15 meters long? Show your work.

    11. How much work would be done to lift a box that weight 75 N up to a height of 10 meters?
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    12. How much force would be required to lift the same 75 N box using an inclined plane with a
    mechanical advantage of 10?

    13. If the inclined plane in problem 12 was 100 meters long, how much work would you do to lift the
    same box using the inclined plane? (Hint: Remember that you calculated the force to use the
    inclined plane in problem 12)

    14. What did you notice about the work done by lifting the box straight up and to lift it using the
    inclined plane?

    15. Does an inclined plane reduce the amount of work needed to move an object?

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