to chop wood you apply 50.0 N of force to an ax. the ax supplies 600.0 N
of force to the wood. what is the mechanical advantage of the ax?
A)650.0
B)8.3
C)12.0
D)0.0833
what is 600/50 ?
its 12
To find the mechanical advantage of the ax, we can use the formula:
Mechanical Advantage = Output Force / Input Force
In this case, the output force is the force supplied by the ax to the wood, which is 600.0 N. The input force is the force applied to the ax, which is 50.0 N. Plugging these values into the formula, we get:
Mechanical Advantage = 600.0 N / 50.0 N
Calculating this gives us:
Mechanical Advantage = 12.0
Therefore, the correct answer is C) 12.0.
To find the mechanical advantage of the ax, you need to divide the output force by the input force. In this case, the output force is 600.0 N and the input force is 50.0 N.
So, mechanical advantage (MA) = output force / input force
MA = 600.0 N / 50.0 N
MA = 12.0
Therefore, the mechanical advantage of the ax is C) 12.0.