A car jack with a mechanical advantage of 6 needs to produce an output force of 600 N to raise a car. What input force is required?
To find the input force required, we can use the formula for mechanical advantage:
Mechanical Advantage = Output Force / Input Force
Given that the mechanical advantage is 6 and the output force is 600 N, we can substitute these values into the formula to find the input force:
6 = 600 N / Input Force
Multiply both sides of the equation by the input force:
6 * Input Force = 600 N
Divide both sides of the equation by 6 to isolate the input force:
Input Force = 600 N / 6
Simplifying the right side of the equation gives:
Input Force = 100 N
Therefore, an input force of 100 N is required to produce the desired output force of 600 N.