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The Wedge is a device that tapers to a thin edge, usually made of metal or wood, and used for splitting, lifting, or tightening, such as to secure a hammer head onto its handle.
The wedge is considered one of the six simple machines. Wedges have been used since prehistoric times to split logs and rocks; for rocks, wooden wedges, caused to swell by wetting, have been used. In terms of its mechanical function, the screw may be thought of as a wedge wrapped around a cylinder.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe Wedge is a device that tapers to a thin edge, usually made of metal or wood, and used for splitting, lifting, or tightening, such as to secure a hammer head onto its handle.
The wedge is considered one of the five simple machines. Wedges have been used since prehistoric times to split logs and rocks; for rocks, wooden wedges, caused to swell by wetting, have been used. In terms of its mechanical function, the screw may be thought of as a wedge wrapped around a cylinder.
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∙ 15y agoTo calculate the M.A. of a wedge, you divide the length of it by its thickness.
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∙ 13y agothe length of the wedge divided by the thickness of the wedge
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Which is a simple machine a wedge or a bike?
its a wedge ;)
Why is knife not a simple machine?
A knife is a simple machine, its a wedge.
Are Teeth and boat are examples of which simple machine?
It is a wedge.
What kind of a simple machine is a nail?
A wedge
What type of simple machine is a knife'?
A wedge
What kind of simple machine is a whisk?
wedge
Is an ax considered a wedge?
Yes, it is a wedge, a simple machine.
What kind of simple machine is an axe head?
it is a wedge!
What kind of simple machine is a needle?
a nail is a wedge
What is a simple machine of a nail?
A wedge
What simple machine is the saw?
a wedge
What simple machine is a bell?
Wedge
