The velocity ratio of a simple machine is the ratio of distance traveled by the ________ to the distance traveled by the ________ in the machine. 

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  1. load; load
  2. effort; load
  3. load; effort
  4. effort; effort

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Option 2 : effort; load
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Concept:

Mechanical advantage:

  • It is a number that tells us how many times a simple machine multiplies the effort force. 
  • is defined as the ratio of output force to input force.
  • The mechanical advantage of a machine gives its efficiency. 
  • Formula, , where, F0 = output force, Fi = input force
  • It is a unitless and dimensionless quantity.

Efficiency:

  • The efficiency of a machine is the ratio of the work done on the load by the machine to the work done on the machine by the effort.
  • Thus, it is the ratio of useful work done by the machine output to the work done by the machine input.
  • It is represented by the Greek symbol η.
  • Formula, efficiency, 

Velocity ratio:

  • The ratio of the distance moved by the point at which the effort is applied in a simple machine to the distance moved by the point at which the load is applied at the same time.
  • Formula, 
  • In the case of an ideal (frictionless and weightless) machine, velocity ratio = mechanical advantage.

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