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Question
A Woman draws water from a well using a fixed pulley. The mass of bucket and water together is 6 kg. The force applied by the woman is 70 N. Calculate the mechanical advantage. (Take g = 10 m s-2)
Solution
The force applied by the women = 70 N
The mass of bucket and water together is = 6 kg
Total load = 6 × 10 = 60 N
Mechanical advantage (M.A.) = `"๐ฟ๐๐๐"/"๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐ก"= 60/70` = 0.857
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