by taytay on March 11th, 2009

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Science Q! 1. using a lever, a person applies 60 newtons of force and moves the lever 1 meter. this moves a 200 newton rock at the other end by .2 meters. what is the efficiency?? uhh i don't get how to apply the distance! formula: eff=outwork/inwork x100

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  • by Outta-here on March 11th, 2009

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    60N x 1m = 60N-m
    200N x .2m = 40N-m

    40/60 = 67%...

    not a very good lever.

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