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Machines Help people do work DOES NOT DECREASE the AMOUNT of work done—makes work easier! CHANGES the way work is done: Size of force Distance over which force is applied Direction force is exerted
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Machines Powered by energy Electrical (computers); mechanical (rake) Transfer energy to the objects on which work is done Input force Force exerted on machine Output force Force machine exerts on object
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Machines Output force Input force Changes a large force over a short distance to a small force over a larger distance
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Mechanical Advantage The # of times a machine multiplies a force MA = output force input force (MA = OF/IF)
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Mechanical Advantage Less force over a greater distance: MA > 1 ; OF > IF (doorknob) Ex: IF = 10N OF = 40N MA = 4
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Mechanical Advantage Greater force over shorter distance: MA < 1 ; OF < IF (rake) Ex: IF = 10 N OF = 5 N MA =.5
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Mechanical Advantage Change ONLY the direction of the force Input force and output force are the same! MA = 1; IF = OF (flag)
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Mechanical Advantage The output force of a machine is 600 N and the input force is 200 N. What is the mechanical advantage of the machine?
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Mechanical Advantage A machine has an input force of 150 N and a mechanical advantage of 0.5. What is the output force?
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Mechanical Advantage The output force of a machine is 135 N, and the mechanical advantage is 2.5. What is the input force?
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Energy and Work SHORT ROUTE = MORE FORCE & LESS DISTANCE LONG ROUTE = LESS FORCE & MORE DISTANCE
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Efficiency Input work Work you do on the machine Output work Work machine does Efficiency (Always expressed as a %) Ratio of output work to input work Ideal = 100%; lose efficiency due to friction E (%) = OW / IW X 100
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Efficiency NO MACHINE IS 100% EFFICIENT--friction More moving parts…more friction…less efficiency Car engine 25% Electrical motor 80% Increase efficiency…oil parts
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LEVER Rigid bar that is free to pivot, or rotate, about a fixed point Fixed point is called the fulcrum Multiplies IF or changes direction
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Simple Machines 3 classes of levers IF OF IF OF IF
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LEVER First class Multiply force Multiply distance Changes the direction of the input force
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FULCRUM IN MIDDLE! IF same as EFFORT OF same as LOAD or RESISTANCE Examples: seesaws, scissors, pliers, crowbar, head tilting
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LEVER Second Class Always multiplies force Does NOT change direction of the input force
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OF IS IN THE MIDDLE! Examples: bottle opener, nutcracker, doors, wheelbarrow, oar, ball of foot used to raise body
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LEVER Third class Multiplies distance
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IF IS IN THE MIDDLE! Used to decrease distance over which IF applied or to increase speed end of lever Examples: baseball bat, fishing pole, shovels, catapults, hoe, scythe, arm
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WHEEL & AXLE Wheel attached to a shaft Rotating collection of levers; axle at the wheel’s center is fulcrum Ex: screwdriver---handle is wheel, shaft is axle Doorknob, car steering wheel Multiply force; exert over a longer distance (circular distance)
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PULLEY Grooved wheel with rope wrapped around it Fixed pulley: attached to a structure; changes direction; IMA = 1 Ex: raising a sail
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PULLEY Movable pulleys Multiplies force Exert a force over a greater distance IF & OF are in the same direction Useful when moving an object from above 2 rope sections = ½ force than a fixed pulley; pull 2 x distance
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PULLEY Block & tackle Combination of fixed and moveable pulley
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INCLINED PLANE Flat, slanted surface Exert IF over longer distance; multiplies distance IF < OF Less steep = less force & more distance
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WEDGE Thick end & thin end Cuts, splits, pierces objects; holds objects together Inclined plane that moves to do work Thin wedges have small angles- ---need less IF than thick Why sharp knives cut easier than dull
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SINGLE: Doorstop Chisel Ice scraper Teeth (incisors) Double Axe Knife
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SCREW Inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder Closer the threads are, the greater the MA Multiplies distance IF on the screw, OF on wood Ex: jar lid, faucet
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Mechanical Advantage Ideal mechanical advantage: assume machine is 100% efficient Lever IMA = distance from IF to fulcrum / distance from OF to fulcrum Wheel & Axle IMA = radius of input / radius of output Inclined plane IMA = length of incline / height of incline
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COMPOUND MACHINE 2 or more simple machines Ex: mechanical pencil shapener Gears Based on wheel & axle Have teeth MA = Total MA of all the simple machines Micromachines/nanotechnology
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