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A woman draws water from a well using a fixed pulley. The mass of the bucket and the water together is 10 kg. The force applied by the woman is 200 N. The mechanical advantage is (g = 10 m/s2): (a) 2 (b) 20 (c) 0.05 (d) 0.5
Topic: Machines, levers and pulleys
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Answer
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(d) 0.5.
Explanation
Load=100 N, effort=200 N, MA=0.5.
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