How can one find the mechanical advantage of a pulley?

Physics

2 answers:

Alborosie2 years ago

3 0

Answer:

To calculate the mechanical advantage of a pulley you simply have to count the number of rope sections that support whatever object you are lifting (not counting the rope that is attached to the effort)

Example:

For example, in a one pulley system the MA is 1. In a two pulley system the MA is 2. The more compound the pulley is the easier the load is to lift. If you were lifting a 600kg object with 2 pulleys you would have to use enough effort to pull 300kg to lift the 600kg object! Therefore your mechanical advantage would be 2 (600/300).

MA= load/effort OR number of rope sections

ArbitrLikvidat [17]2 years ago

3 0

Count the numbers and then support whatever you are lifting (object)

You might be interested in

Who are the scientists given credit for discovering electrons, protons, and neutrons?

nydimaria [60]

J.J. Thompson is the scientist who recieved credit for discovering them.

7 0

3 years ago

This question relates to the practicality of searching for intelligent life in other solar systems by detecting their radio broa

Montano1993 [528]

Answer:

$2.77287\times 10^{15}\ m$

Explanation:

P = Power = 50 kW

n = Number of photons per second

h = Planck's constant = $6.626\times 10^{-34}\ m^2kg/s$

$\nu$ = Frequency = 781 kHz

r = Distance at which the photon intensity is i = 1 photon/m²

Power is given by

$P=nh\nu\\\Rightarrow n=\dfrac{P}{h\nu}\\\Rightarrow n=\dfrac{50000}{6.626\times 10^{-34}\times 781000}\\\Rightarrow n=9.66201\times 10^{31}\ photons/s$

Photon intensity is given by

$i=\dfrac{n}{4\pi r^2}\\\Rightarrow 1=\dfrac{9.66201\times 10^{31}}{4\pi r^2}\\\Rightarrow r=\sqrt{\dfrac{9.66201\times 10^{31}}{4\pi}}\\\Rightarrow r=2.77287\times 10^{15}\ m$