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Monday, February 22 nd Agenda  Collect Worksheet: “Muscles and Work”  Finish Section 8.1: Work, Power, and Machines  Work input, work output, mechanical.

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2 Monday, February 22 nd Agenda  Collect Worksheet: “Muscles and Work”  Finish Section 8.1: Work, Power, and Machines  Work input, work output, mechanical advantage  In-Class Assignments:  Pg. 256: Practice #1-3  Section 8.1 review: Pg. 256 #1-2, 5-7  Study Guide Section 8.1: Work, Power, and Machines  Homework  None!

3 “Muscles and Work” Worksheet  Hand In

4 Machines and Mechanical Advantage  Which is easier, lifting a car yourself or using a jack?  Which requires more work?  Using a jack is obviously easier, but you may be surprised to learn that using a jack doesn’t require less work.  You do the same amount of work either way, but the jack makes the work easier by allowing you to apply less force at any given moment.

5 Machines Multiply and Redirect Forces  Machines help us do work by redistributing the work that we put into them.  Machines can change the direction of an input force or they can increase an output force by changing the distance over which the force is applied.  This process is called multiplying the force.

6 Work Input = Work Output  When lifting a box straight up, a mover applies a large force over a short distance.  Using a ramp to lift the box, the mover applies a smaller force over a longer distance.  In both cases, the work done is the same, 225 J.

7 Work Input = Work Output  Both a car jack and a loading ramp make doing work easier by increasing the distance over which the force is applied.  As a result, the force required at any point is reduced.  But the amount of work you put into the machine, the work input, is equal to the amount you get out, the work output. =

8 Mechanical Advantage  A ramp makes doing work easier by increasing the distance over which force is applied.  But how long should the ramp be?  A very long ramp would allow the mover to use very little force, but he would have to push the box a long distance.  A very short ramp would be too steep and would not help him very much.

9 Mechanical Advantage  To solve problems like this, scientists and engineers use a number that describes how much the force or distance is multiplied by a machine.  This number is called the mechanical advantage.  Mechanical advantage: a quantity that measures how much a machine multiplies force or distance.

10 Mechanical Advantage Equation Mechanical Advantage = output force input force  Output force = amount of work you get out  Input force = amount of work you put into the machine

11 Mechanical Advantage Equation Mechanical Advantage = input distance output distance  Input distance = length of ramp, lever, pulley, etc.  Output distance = how far the object moved (height)

12 Mechanical Advantage Equations  A machine with a mechanical advantage greater than 1 multiplies the input force.  This kind of machine can help you move or lift heavy objects, such as a car.  A machine with a mechanical advantage less than 1 does not multiply the force, but increases the distance and speed.  When you swing a baseball bat, your arms and the bat together form a machine that increases speed without multiplying force.

13 Practice Problem Pg. 255 Calculate the mechanical advantage of a ramp that is 5.0 m long and 1.5 m high. Equation: mechanical advantage = input dist output dist Input distance = 5.0 m Output distance = 1.5 m Solve: 5.0 m = 3.3 1.5 m Since the units cancel, there are NO units for mechanical advantage.

14 Additional Practice A person pushes a 950 N box up a ramp. If the person exerts a force of 350 N along the ramp, what is the mechanical advantage of the ramp? Equation: mechanical advantage = output force input force Output force: 950 N Input force: 350 N Solve: mechanical advantage = 950 N = 2.7 350 N

15 In-Class Assignments  Pg. 256: Practice #1-3  Section 8.1 review: Pg. 256 #1-2, 5-7  Study Guide Section 8.1: Work, Power, and Machines


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