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Q: Does an inclined plane lift a heavy load by using more or less force over distance greater?
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Is It true that an inclined plane allows you to lift a heavy load by using greater force over a shorter distance?

an inclined olane allows you to lift a heavy load by using greater force over a shorter distance


How do inclined planes work?

Inclined Planes allow heavy objects to be moved up or down using less effort over a greater distance.


How do inclines work?

Inclined Planes allow heavy objects to be moved up or down using less effort over a greater distance.


Advantages and disadvantages of using an inclined plane or ramp with lifting of heavy objects?

The advantage is that force is lessened over a longer distance. The longer the inclined plane, the higher the mechanical advantage.


What is the effect of using an inclined plane to lift an object?

If we have to lift a heavy massive object to a height if we raise it in the vertical direction then the energy that has to be given is to be provided with greater force of course for a shorter distance. ------------------------------ So by using an inclined plane we can reduce the force in an easy bearable way, of course, with the greater distance. THat is why we prefer inclined plane


Does it take the same amount of force to move a heavy box and a light box up the same inclined plane?

Yes


What are the uses of an inclined planes?

An inclined plane can be used as a ramp to lift heavy loads gradually and allowing the use of a smaller force over a longer period to move that load. This is in contrast to lifting the object all at once up across a specific distance.


What is the advantage for lifting a large heavy object with an inclined plane?

The force required to lift the object is much less than otherwise. One might see this surprising. How the use of a ramp can decrease the force required to lift an object? The answer is that the distance the object has to moved is longer. This means that the work done in both cases is the same.(assuming there is no resistive forces) (Work done = Force x distance moved in the direction of the force) In practice however, due to friction, the total work done may actually be greater, but the decrease in the applied force is indeed worth it. A system of pulleys also uses this principle, as well as hydraulic systems.


When will the frictional force be greater than the force of you pushing a box across a table?

When the box is too heavy or the table too rough.


How much slower should you drive in the rain?

Depends on the force of the rain ... drizzle/mist ... light rain ... heavy blinding downpour ... Always allow greater distances to stop when the roads are wet, and allow greater distance between your cars grille and the bumper of the car in front of you.


How do machines such as levers reduce the force needed to lift heavy objects?

By exchanging for for distance. You need to apply less force, but you need to apply it over a larger distance. Since work (or energy transfer) is force x distance, the total work is the same.


What a lever does?

A lever is a simple machine that uses variable distance to multiply force, or to redirect existing forces. With a lever, the force exerted by gravity on a weight can be used to lift another weight. By varying the distance between a lever's ends and its fulcrum, a heavy object can be lifted a short distance by a smaller force moving a longer distance.