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Alright, thanks, you were really helpful! Oh and wouldn't the advantage in the very first exercise be 4 instead of 3? Or does the rope connecting to load to the pulley not count because it doesn't shorten?

Thank you very much, I really appreciate it, it's a very clear explanation. Sorry for responding a little late, I was asleep. Is the calculation of the mechanical advantage really that simple though? I expected something more convoluted. So in these other two exercises, the advantage on the...

Homework Statement These are two of the excercises where I'm supposed to calculate the mechanical advantage of the pulley systems. Excuse the crude MS paint drawings, I do not have access to a scanner or a proper camera. The red dots are where two cables connect. The Attempt at a...