MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY

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Practice Questions (Hard)
1. A person exerts 35N of force on a suitcase and moves it up a ramp of 6 metres. If the mechanical efficiency is 50% what is the work output?

2. A painter moves a 50N paint bucket to a height of 3 metres using a lever. If he moved the lever 5 metres and the mechanical efficiency was 75% what was the force he exerted on the lever?