The mechanical advantage of the wheel and axle is 6.
This is because you divide the radius of the wheel (15cm) by the radius of the axle (2.5cm):
15cm รท 2.5cm = 6
The mechanical advantage of a wheel and axle is the radius of the wheel divided by the radius of the axle.
What is the mechanical advantage of the wheel and axle shown below? 15cm and 2.5cm
a
37.5
b
17.5
c
12.5
d
0.17
e
6
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