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A wedge is used to take advantage of the fact that work done = force x distance.
Simply put if you need to force two points apart a wedge allows you to use less force by moving a greater distance.
If you knock a wedge into a piece of material by 10cms in order to widen the gap by 2cms it will take one fifth of the force to achieve this.
If you think of a screw as being a nail with a very long wedge wrapped around it, you can force this into a solid piece of wood with one hand simply by taking advantage of the mechanical advantage that this wedge provides.
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How does your teeth work as a wedge?
Becase your teeth split food in half like a wedge.
How does the simple machine screw work?
The simple machine in this case is a wedge. The threads and cap of the screw work together to wedge two materials together.
How can you make a wedge?
A wedge is very simple to make, a simple triangle shape cut out of wood will work. If you can make something the shape of an axe head the your on the right track.
What kind of simple machine is needle?
A wedge, or rather, a combination of an infinite number of wedges arranged in a circle.
Involve a wedge?
There are many items in everyday life that involve a wedge. A spatula for cooking is a wedge, a door stopper is a wedge used to stop the door, and a knife use to chop vegetables is a wedge.
How does your teeth work as a wedge?
Becase your teeth split food in half like a wedge.
Where can you find a wedge?
at a work shop
How does the simple machine screw work?
The simple machine in this case is a wedge. The threads and cap of the screw work together to wedge two materials together.
When do yopu wedge clay?
You should wedge clay before you work with it, to redistribte the minerals it is made of and remove air bubbles.
How wedge make your work easier and faster?
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Why was the wedge invented?
The inventor of the wedge is unknown but the machine has been around since 7000 BC
What is relational wedge?
A relational wedge is used to assess the different ways that strangers interact with each other. People are giving a relational wedge so that that they must work together in order to solve a problem.
What is a relational wedge?
A relational wedge is used to assess the different ways that strangers interact with each other. People are giving a relational wedge so that that they must work together in order to solve a problem.
How can you make a wedge?
A wedge is very simple to make, a simple triangle shape cut out of wood will work. If you can make something the shape of an axe head the your on the right track.
How does a wedge make work easier?
A wedge is two connected inclined planes, used to cut into things (an axe). This is not to be confused with an inclined plane (a doorstop). this answer is correct and proveded
What is a u wedge?
Utility wedge. Similar to a gap wedge or approach wedge.
Are Teeth and boat are examples of which simple machine?
It is a wedge.
