Mechanical Comprehension Simple Machines Flash Card Set 879006

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Block and Tackle

Two or more pulleys used together constitute a block and tackle which, unlike a fixed pulley, does impart mechanical advantage as a function of the number of pulleys that make up the arrangement. So, for example, a block and tackle with three pulleys would have a mechanical advantage of three.

number of pulleys

A block and tackle which imparta mechanical advantage as a function of the __________ that make up the arrangement.