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    Mar 6, 2012, 04:31 PM
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    Is the mechanical advantage the number of times the input force is divided or multiplied by a machine ?
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    Mar 6, 2012, 07:58 PM
    Correct based on the simplest read of your question but mechanical advantage is not quit so simple, formulas vary from machine to machine. Mechanical advantage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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