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Practice Questions-Inclined Planes

The document contains practice questions related to inclined planes, focusing on calculating ideal effort, velocity ratio, mechanical advantage, and efficiency for various loads and incline dimensions. It includes specific scenarios with given weights, lengths, and heights to solve for the required values. The questions aim to reinforce understanding of the principles of inclined planes in physics.

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Practice Questions-Inclined Planes

The document contains practice questions related to inclined planes, focusing on calculating ideal effort, velocity ratio, mechanical advantage, and efficiency for various loads and incline dimensions. It includes specific scenarios with given weights, lengths, and heights to solve for the required values. The questions aim to reinforce understanding of the principles of inclined planes in physics.

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Practice Questions-Inclined Planes

1. A load of 200 N is lifted using an inclined plane of length 5 m and height 2 m.


Find:
a) The ideal effort required.
b) The Velocity Ratio (VR).
2. A 500 N load is pushed up an incline with a length of 10 m and a height of 4 m. If
the actual effort applied is 250 N, determine:
a) The Mechanical Advantage (MA).
b) The Efficiency of the system.
3. An inclined plane has a length of 12 m and a height of 3 m. A 300 N load is lifted
with an effort of 120 N. Calculate:
a) The Velocity Ratio (VR).
b) The Mechanical Advantage (MA).
c) The efficiency of the inclined plane.
4. A worker uses an incline of 8 m length and 2 m height to push a 600 N crate. If
the efficiency of the plane is 75%, calculate:
a) The actual effort required.

5. An engineer designs a ramp with an efficiency of 80% and a VR of 6. If a load of


2000 N is moved, determine:
a) The actual effort needed.

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