A lever with an effort arm of 10 meters and a load arm of 2 meters is used to lift an object weighing 220 Newtons to a height of 4 meters. If 400 Joules of work is done, how much force must have been applied? (1 point)

1. 100 N

2. 800 N

3. 1600 N

4. 4000 N

1 answer

To find the force applied, we can use the principle of work done on a lever.

The work output (which is the work done lifting the load) is given by:

\[ \text{Work output} = \text{Load} \times \text{Height} \]

Given:

  • Load = 220 Newtons
  • Height = 4 meters

So,

\[ \text{Work output} = 220 , \text{N} \times 4 , \text{m} = 880 , \text{Joules} \]

The work input (which is the work done by applying an effort force) is given as 400 Joules. This is less than the work output because of the mechanical advantage provided by the lever.

Now, we apply the concept of mechanical advantage:

\[ \text{Mechanical Advantage} = \frac{\text{Effort Arm Length}}{\text{Load Arm Length}} = \frac{10 , \text{m}}{2 , \text{m}} = 5 \]

The mechanical advantage allows us to determine the relationship between the load and the effort:

\[ \text{Load} = \text{Effort} \times \text{Mechanical Advantage} \]

Thus,

\[ \text{Effort} = \frac{\text{Load}}{\text{Mechanical Advantage}} = \frac{220 , \text{N}}{5} = 44 , \text{N} \]

Now, we need to calculate the force based on the work done (400 Joules):

\[ \text{Work} = \text{Effort} \times \text{Distance moved by Effort} \]

From the mechanical advantage and the geometry of the lever, we know:

\[ \text{Distance moved by Effort} = \text{Effort Arm Length} = 10 , \text{m} (in terms of load movement) \]

So we can rearrange the formula to find Effort:

\[ \text{Effort} = \frac{\text{Work}}{\text{Distance}} = \frac{400 , \text{J}}{10 , \text{m}} = 40 , \text{N} \]

However, this result conflicts with the earlier calculated load force using mechanical advantage, indicating an error in the approaches may have been made.

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