Can a simple machine act as a force multiplier and a speed multiplier at the same time?

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It is impossible for a machine to act as both a force and speed multiplier simultaneously. This is because one has to increase one quantity to affect other, both cannot be increased at the same time, one has to reduce speed to increase force.

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