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A construction crew must use a lever to lift a boulder. The mechanical advantage of the lever is 6 and the lever applies a force of 1600 N to the rock. What is the force that the construction crew must apply to the lever?(1 point)
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134 J
134 J

267 J
267 J

380 J
380 J

534 J
534 J
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Mechanical advantage = output force / input force, so input force = output force / MA = 1600 N / 6 = 266.67 N ≈ 267 N. (Answer listed as 267.)