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Caleb opens a soda can by pulling on the tab. The image shows him doing so.
The tab is a simple machine. What is its mechanical advantage?
(1 point)
Responses
20.0
20.0
10.0
10.0
0.3
0.3
3.0
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The tab acts as a lever (fulcrum at the hinge). The distance from the hinge to where you pull is about three times the distance from the hinge to where it pushes the seal, so MA ≈ input arm / output arm ≈ 3.
The tab acts as a lever (fulcrum at the hinge). The distance from the hinge to where you pull is about three times the distance from the hinge to where it pushes the seal, so MA ≈ input arm / output arm ≈ 3.
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