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What is a single fixed pulley? State its one use.

Important Questions on Machines

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Selina Icse Concise Physics For Class 10>Chapter 3 - Machines>EXERCISE-3(C)>Q 2
What is the ideal mechanical advantage of a single fixed pulley? Can it be used as a force multiplier?
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Selina Icse Concise Physics For Class 10>Chapter 3 - Machines>EXERCISE-3(C)>Q 3
Name the pulley which has no gain in mechanical advantage. Explain, why is such a pulley then used?
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Selina Icse Concise Physics For Class 10>Chapter 3 - Machines>EXERCISE-3(C)>Q 4
What is the velocity ratio of a single fixed pulley?
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Selina Icse Concise Physics For Class 10>Chapter 3 - Machines>EXERCISE-3(C)>Q 5

In a single fixed pulley, if the effort moves by a distance x downwards, by what height is the load raised upwards?

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Selina Icse Concise Physics For Class 10>Chapter 3 - Machines>EXERCISE-3(C)>Q 6
What is a single movable pulley? What is its mechanical advantage in the ideal case?
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Selina Icse Concise Physics For Class 10>Chapter 3 - Machines>EXERCISE-3(C)>Q 7

Name the type of single pulley that has an ideal mechanical advantage equal to 2. Draw a labelled diagram of the pulley mentioned by you.

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Selina Icse Concise Physics For Class 10>Chapter 3 - Machines>EXERCISE-3(C)>Q 8
Give two reasons why the efficiency of a single movable pulley system is not 100%.
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Selina Icse Concise Physics For Class 10>Chapter 3 - Machines>EXERCISE-3(C)>Q 9
In which direction does the force need to be applied, when a single pulley is used with a mechanical advantage greater than one? How can you change the direction of force applied without altering its mechanical advantage? Draw a labelled diagram of the system.