Question

A free body diagram of a brick on an inclined plane is shown below. What is the mechanical advantage of the inclined plane?

Answer 1

Answer:

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Explanation:

-Mechanical advantage is the ratio of input force to an output force.

-Let the length of the inclined plane be x and the height be y.

-The mechanical advantage is calculated as:

$M_{advantage}=\frac{x}{y}$

Hence, the inclined plane increases the force being exerted by $\frac{x}{y}$ times.