Question

Define the mechanical advantage of a machine

Answer 1

1. The amplification of a force that a machine allows us to achieve is called mechanical advantage
2. Mechanical advantage is defined as the ratio of load to effort
   $$\begin{gathered} \mathrm{Mechanical}\mathrm{advantage}=\frac{\mathrm{load}\left(\mathrm{L}\right)}{\mathrm{effort}\left(\mathrm{E}\right)} \\ Si\mathrm{nce}\mathrm{its}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{ratio}\mathrm{of}\mathrm{two}\mathrm{similar}\mathrm{quantites},\mathrm{ther}\mathrm{is}\mathrm{no}\mathrm{unit}\mathrm{for}\mathrm{Mechanical}\mathrm{advantage}. \end{gathered}$$