3. A block weight `900\ N` was pulled up on an inclined plane with a force of `400\ N` shown below. Assume the inclined plane is frictionless. a) What is IMA of this machine? b) Calculate the theoretical `F_(i n)`. c) What is AMA of this machine? d) What is Mechanical efficiency of this machine?
3. A block weight 900\ N was pulled up on an inclined plane with a force of 400\ N shown below. Assume the inclined plane is frictionless. a) What is IMA of this machine? b) Calculate the theoretical F_(i n). c) What is AMA of this machine? d) What is Mechanical efficiency of this machine?
Hint
`IMA = F_(out)/F_(i n)=L/H` Efficiency`= (AMA)/(IMA)`
Answer
a) `IMA =3.0` b) `F_(i n)= 300\ N` c) `AMA = 2.25` d) Efficiency`=0.75`
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Given: `F_(out) = 900\ N` Actual `F_(i n) = 400\ N` `L = 9.0\ m` `H = 3.0\ m` Equations: `IMA = F_(out)/F_(i n)=L/H` Efficiency`= (AMA)/(IMA)` Solution: a) `IMA =L/H = (9.0\ m)/(3.0\ m)`
`IMA =3.0`
b) Theoretical `F_(i n)` `IMA = F_(out)/F_(i n)` `F_(i n)= F_(out)/IMA` `F_(i n)= (900\ N)/3.0`
`F_(i n)= 300\ N`
c) `AMA = F_(out)/F_(i n) ` where `F_(i n)` is the actual `F_(i n)` `AMA = (900\ N)/(400\ N) `
`AMA = 2.25`
d) Efficiency`= (AMA)/(IMA) = (2.25)/(3.0)`
Efficiency`=0.75`