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Question
What is the relationship between the mechanical advantage and the velocity ratio for:
(i) An ideal machine,
(ii) A practical machine.
Solution
(i) Mechanical advantage = Velocity ratio.
(ii) Mechanical advantage is less than the velocity ratio as efficiency is less than one.
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