Name a machine which is used to change the direction for force applied. - Physics

Name a machine which is used to change the direction for force applied.

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Change the direction of force applied: single fixed pulley.

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Single Fixed Pulley

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Chapter 3: Machines - Exercise 3 (B) 1 [Page 67]

Chapter 3 Machines
Exercise 3 (B) 1 | Q 19.3 | Page 67

What is a fixed pulley?

What is the ideal mechanical advantage of a single fixed pulley? Can it be used as a force multiplier?

Name the pulley which has no gain in mechanical advantage. Explain, why is such a pulley then used?

What is the velocity ratio of a single fixed pulley?

In a single fixed pulley, if the effort moves by a distance x downwards, by what height is the load raised upwards?

The velocity ratio of a single fixed pulley is always more than 1.

A single fixed pulley is used because it ______.

State one use of a fixed pulley.