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Simple machines
Title: Simple machines
Category: Science & Technology / Physics
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Simple machines
Definitions:
Machine- A device that makes work easier by changing the speed , direction, or amount of a force.
Simple Machine- A device that performs work with only one movement. Simple machines include lever, wheel and axle, inclined plane, screw, and wedge.
Ideal Mechanical Advantage (IMA)- A machine in which work in equals work out; such a machine would be frictionless and a100% efficient
IMA= De/Dr
Actual Mechanical Advantage (AMA)- It is pretty much the …showed first 75 words of 597 total…
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Believe it or not your arm is a simple machine. Your arm is a form of lever. The muscles and bones work together as levers. The two bones in your forearm act as the bar of the lever. Your elbow is the fulcrum of your lever. When you contract your biceps, this muscle exerts an effort force on the forearm bones to pull upward. the entire forearm is the resistance force.
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