Click the links below to see other cool facts about Mechanical Advantage Ideal Mechanical AdvantagePractice QuestionsBibliographyMechanical AdvantageHome Page Overview To produce work you need to apply force. When you push down on a teeter toter, the force is transmitted through the machine and then applied to the object. When you push down on the teeter toter it is called an input force (F in) or effort. When the machine is applying force on an object then it is called an output force (F out) These are forces therefore F in and F out are both measured in Newtons. Definitions Input Force: The input force is the force exerted by the user on to the machine.
Output Force: The output force is the force exerted by the machine on to the object.
Example: When you are on the teeter totter with a friend on the other side the input force is your weight and the output force is when your friend is lifted up.
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To produce work you need to apply force. When you push down on a teeter toter, the force is transmitted through the machine and then applied to the object. When you push down on the teeter toter it is called an input force (F in) or effort. When the machine is applying force on an object then it is called an output force (F out)
These are forces therefore F in and F out are both measured in Newtons.
Definitions Input Force: The input force is the force exerted by the user on to the machine.
Output Force: The output force is the force exerted by the machine on to the object.
Example: When you are on the teeter totter with a friend on the other side the input force is your weight and the output force is when your friend is lifted up.
Your weight pushing down
Your friend being lifted is the output force.