Pick out the vector quantity from the following.
distance
power
speed
moment
An automotive engineer realizes it will be difficult for drivers to turn a pick up truck with a steering wheel that has a radius of only 11.0 cm . What can the engineer do to increase the mechanical advantage of the steering wheel?
shorten the axle length of the steering wheel
decrease the radius of the steering wheel
lengthen the axle length of steering wheel
increase the radius of the steering wheel
A 3.0-kg ball and a 1.0-kg ball are placed at opposite ends of a massless beam so that the system is in equilibrium as shown. Note: The drawing is not drawn to scale. What is the ratio of the lengths, b/a?
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
Consider the 18-speed bicycle with 21cm cranks and 45cm wheels. If the sprockets at the crank and the rear drive wheel are the same size, then calculate the ratio of the output force on the tire to the input force on the on the pedal.
2.14
0.47
8.4
38.57
Consider a hydraulic press. When the input piston is depressed 20cm, the output piston is observed to be move 1cm. On the same press, an input of 1N can raise no more than ________________.
1N
10N
20N
21N
The mechanical advantage for a pulley system is determined by ________________.
counting the number of strands holding the resistance force.
counting the number of strands holding and not holding the resistance force.
adding the radii of pulleys.
multiplying the radii of the pulleys.
Find the mechanical advantage of the screw jack having a pitch of 34.0mm and a handle radius of 52.0cm
960
0.411
96 .0
411
You need to lift a piano to the third floor. Which simple machine would not work?
Pulley
Lever
Inclined plane
Wedge
A _____________ is a pair of equal, unlike, parallel, forces which acting on a rigid body at different points produce a turning effect in the same direction.
moment of force
torque
gears
couple
The moment of a force is called
angular velocity
Torque
Couple
Mechanical advantage