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How do you calculate the ideal mechanical advantage of a lever?
It's 1. IMA = Distance in / Distance out. A single pulley doesn't do anything toward mechanical advantage, it changes the direction of the force. Not always. A single-axeled pulley (the typical pulley) has an IMA of 1, having one axel. If there was a second axel, then the IMA would = 2, so on and so forth. The easy way to do it is IMA = # of axels.
Can the actual mechanical advantage of a machine ever be greater then its ideal mechanical advantage?
In real machines, there is always friction that reduces the efficiency of the machine.This reduces the mechanical advantage because some of the input force has to be used to overcome the force of friction in the machine.To reduce friction in the machine, you could add a lubricant such as oil.
What is the difference between machine and motor?
Really there is no difference, if you wanted to be technical, you could say that a machine is a car, hand drill, garbage disposal, etc. . While a machine tool is a piece of equipment that makes parts or tooling, like a milling machine or lathe.
Does MA stand for Mechanical Advantage?
It could, or Master of Arts.
Besides a lever what other simple machine do you think a faucet handle could be?
besides A LEVER WHAT other simple machine do you think a faucet handle could be
