MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY

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Practice Questions (Medium)
1. A person wants to move a 120N fridge to a height of 3 metres. He uses 55N to move it through a distance of 10 metres to make the task easier. What is the efficiency of the this machine?

2. A teacher wants to lift a 38N box of books to the top of a bookshelf that was 1.5 metres tall. The teacher uses a ramp to get the box up using 22N of force through a distance of 6 metres. What is the mechanical efficiency?