Ive been having a real problem trying to get my head around mechanical advantage.... i understand Load divided by the effort which gives you a figure however i dont really understand what that means?..... for example if it was 500N / 100N = 5MA ...... what does that mean?..... ive looked on various sites such as the one below which give examples of how to calculate it including the GCSE bite size guide and i still am not sure..... is it saying that you can life 5 times the amount of effort you are putting in?...... this sounds correct to me?....
below is a useful website i looked at to understand mechanical advantage better, but again as i said it doesn't really confirm the questions i need answer ..
below is a useful website i looked at to understand mechanical advantage better, but again as i said it doesn't really confirm the questions i need answer ..
I have found the answer to my question on a site called Think quest. org
Although it is not a site dedicated to the subject i am looking for it has a few snippets here and there about mechanical systems. I liked the way it described mechanical advantage and is the style i am trying to use in my own activity without being too wordy or over powering;"
Man first started using machines to make work easier and faster. How much easier and faster a machine makes your work is the mechanical advantage of that machine. In science terms, the mechanical advantage is the number of times a machine multiplies your effort force."
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