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An illustration shows a system of two pulleys lifting a block.
In this pulley system, the pulleys will _____blank the mechanical force required to lift the block and will change the _____blank.

(1 point)
Responses

decrease; direction of the force
decrease; direction of the force

increase; direction of the force
increase; direction of the force

increase; weight of the block
increase; weight of the block

decrease; weight of the block

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
decrease; direction of the force

Pulleys provide mechanical advantage (reduce the input force needed) and typically change the direction of the applied force, but they do not change the block’s weight.