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8 April, 12:40

Why is the mechanical advantage of a single fixed pulley is always 1?

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  1. 8 April, 12:57
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    A pulley can either change the direction or the force, but not both.

    Since a single fixed pulley makes an object go up when pulled down, it has changed direction.

    So it can't also change force.
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