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High School Does the mechanical advantage change if the load applies force?
Does anybody care to agree or disagree with the above statement? Personally I agree however I have run into a large body of individuals who asserts that if the load does the hauling then somehow this system turns to a 3:1 MA. Thanks. -
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High School Does the mechanical advantage change if the load applies force?
Thank you for the welcome and apologies for the confusion. Imagine that the "load" in the above image were a person and that person was also providing the force to the effort leg of rope. Would this still be a 2:1 MA? -
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High School Does the mechanical advantage change if the load applies force?
To explain a bit more: The system in the photo is generally accepted to offer a 2:1 MA. My question is: would the MA of this system be changed if the load were a climber who also was putting the effort into the system. Thanks! -
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High School Does the mechanical advantage change if the load applies force?
Hello, I am here to ask if anyone would help answer a question for me, in regards to a simple pulley system. The question is, does the mechanical advantage of a system change if the load is also the what is applying force to the system? Thank you for any answer you choose to give.