A force of 200 newtons is applied to a machine in order to lift a 1,000-newton load. What is the mechanical advantage of the machine?

Answer 1

The mechanical advantage of the machine is 5.

Mechanical advantage is calculated as follows: #"Mechanical Advantage" = "output force"/ "input force"# Here, your output force is the weight of the load, #1000N# and the input force is the force needed to lift it, #200N#. #"Mechanical Advantage" = 1000/200# #therefore "Mechanical Advantage" = 5#

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Answer 2

Charlotte Aaron

The mechanical advantage of the machine is 5.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.