Homework Help: physical science

Posted by Liam on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 8:56pm.

A screwdriver with a 1-cm shaft and a 4-cm handle is used to tighten a screw, what is the ima?

physical science - drwls, Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 9:02pm
If those are both radii or diameters, the answer is 4.

Do you see why?

Do you know what ima stands for?
physical science - Liam, Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 9:20pm
ideal mechanical advantage. That is the answer that I got too. It seemed to easy?! Thank you!!

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