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प्रश्न
Give reason for the following:
In case of a block and tackle arrangement, the mechanical advantage increases with the increase in the number of pulleys.
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उत्तर
This is because mechanical advantage is equal to the total number of pulleys in both the blocks.
संबंधित प्रश्न
A boy uses a single fixed pulley to lift a load of 50 kgf to some height. Another boy uses a single movable pulley to lift the same load to the same height. Compare the effort applied by them. Give a reason to support your answer.
Draw a neat labelled diagram showing a pulley being used to lift a load. How are load and effort related in an ideal situation?
Solve the following numerical problem.
What effort will be required to lift a load of 500 N by a single movable pulley? [Hint: Mechanical advantage of a single movable pulley is two].
What is a gear system ?
Explain how a gear system can be used to obtain Change in direction of rotation. Given one example.
The mechanical advantage of an ideal single movable pulley is ______.
The diagram below shows a pulley arrangement :
(i) Copy the diagram and mark the direction of tension on each strand of the string.
(ii) What is the velocity ratio of the arrangement ?
(iii) If the tension acting on the string is T, then what is the relationship between T and effort E ?
(iv) If the free end of the string moves through distance x, find the distance by which the load is raised.
What is the use of a fixed pulley?
There is no gain in mechanical advantage in the case of a single fixed pulley. Explain, why the pulley is then used?
