A lever is used to lift an object with a weight of 60 Newtons. The effort force is 15 meters from the fulcrum, while the load force is 5 meters from the fulcrum. What is the mechanical advantage?(1 point) Responses
4
3
75
12
To find the mechanical advantage of a lever, you divide the distance from the fulcrum to the effort force by the distance from the fulcrum to the load force.
In this case, the distance from the fulcrum to the effort force is 15 meters, and the distance from the fulcrum to the load force is 5 meters.
So, the mechanical advantage is 15/5 = 3.
Therefore, the correct answer is 3.