In this pulley system, the pulleys will _____ the mechanical force required to lift the block and will change the _____.

(1 point)
Responses

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

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

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

decrease; weight of the block

1 answer

In this pulley system, the pulleys will decrease the mechanical force required to lift the block and will change the direction of the force.

So, the correct response is:

decrease; direction of the force