Mechanics & Machines

Inclined Planes

Name: Inclined Planes
Duration: 78 s
Description: A ramp lets you trade easy-but-far for hard-but-short. Same total work either way.

A ramp lets you trade easy-but-far for hard-but-short. Same total work either way.

Same box. Same final height. WAY easier with a ramp. Why?

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Mechanical AdvantageForce vs DistanceSlopeWork Conservation