Joel uses a claw hammer to remove a nail from a wall. He applies a force of 40 newtons on the hammer. The hammer applies a force

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2 years ago

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of 160 newtons on the nail. The mechanical advantage of the hammer is?

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pogonyaev · Answer 1 · 2023-07-13T23:54:44+03:00

pogonyaev2 years ago

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Answer: The mechanical advantage of the hammer in 4.

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jarptica [38.1K] · Answer 2 · 2023-07-13T21:51:38+03:00

Hi!

Mechanical advantage is defined as the<em> ratio of force produced by an object to the force that is applied to it.</em>

In our case, this would be the ratio of the force applied by the claw hammer on the nail to the force Joel applies to the claw hammer, which is

160:40 or 4:1

So the mechanical advantage of the hammer is four.

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