a car jack with a mechanical advantage of 8 needs to produce an output force of 400N to raise a car. What input force is required? Your answer must include the correct unit. MA= output force/input force. The input force required is
To find the input force required, we can rearrange the formula for mechanical advantage (MA) to solve for the input force. The formula is:
MA = output force / input force
Rearranging this formula, we have:
input force = output force / MA
Substituting the given values into the formula:
input force = 400N / 8
Simplifying this expression:
input force = 50N
Therefore, the input force required is 50 Newtons.