A screwdriver with a 1-cm shaft and a 4-cm handle is used to tighten a screw. calculate the ideal mechanical advantage.

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Tyree Sutton

Physics

12 October, 16:40

A screwdriver with a 1-cm shaft and a 4-cm handle is used to tighten a screw. calculate the ideal mechanical advantage.

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Bonnie · Answer 1

Ideal mechanical advantage = Effort distance/Resistance distance

In the current scenario,

Effort distance = 4 cm

Resistance distance = 1 cm

Therefore,

Ideal mechanical advantage = 4/1 = 4