When mechanical advantage of a machine is more than 1, it works as a _________

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Mechanical advantage is defined as the ratio of load to the effort or the amplification of force that a machine helps us achieve is called mechanical advantage.
Its denoted as MA
$when M > 1, or when effort is less than load the machine works as a force multiplier .$

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