Why do we call the inclined plane a machine?

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The inclined plane is called a machine because it makes the easier for us to move objects to higher or lower surfaces.
As we know that, a device that makes work easier for us by multiplying force and/or by applying force at a more convenient point, or in a more convenient direction called Machine.

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(d) ……………. must be applied to make a machine work.

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