How Do You Find The Mechanical Advantage Of An Inclined Plane?
An inclined plane is one of the six simple machines. The inclined plane is characterized by a horizontal surface whose endpoints are at different heights. This simple machine allows an object to be moved vertically over a horizontal distance using less force than would be necessary to lift the object directly vertically. This reduction in effort is the mechanical advantage (MA) the inclined plane provides. Mechanical advantage is present in each of the simple machines and can be precisely calculated for an inclined plane. Find the length of the sloped surface of the inclined plane. In real-world applications, this can be found by directly measuring this distance with a tape measure or a ruler. In a math problem situation, this value is sometimes given. If not, it can be found by ruler measurement or calculated using the Pythagorean Theorem (a^2)+(b^2)=(c^2) Find the height that the sloped surface of the inclined plane spans. As with the length of the sloped surface, this can be found b
