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Q1.Calculate the Mechanical Advantage of a shovel if Brooke exerts 400N on the handle of the shovel and the shovel applies a force of 5000N to the ground.

Q2.The Johnson's are moving and they need to get their fridge up the ramp and into the truck. The Fridge has a total weight of 800N. Ross exerts a force of 200N to push the fridge up the ramp. What is the mechanical advantage of the ramp?

Q3.A crowbar has an ideal mechanical advantage of 4.2. If the input distance of the machine is 84 cm, what is the output distance?

Q4.To pry a wooden board off of a treehouse, you can apply a force of 50 N to a lever. The lever applies a force of 750 N to the wooden board. What is the mechanical advantage of the lever?

Q5. Which simple machine does not increase distance over which force is applied?
a) lever
b) pulley
c) inclined plane