Mechanical Advantage in Lever-Pulley Systems: Diagrams A and B Explained #3699444 (License: Personal Use)

Diagram A shows a lever with a 20 cm effort arm and 10 cm load arm connected to a two-pulley block, yielding a 1:2 mechanical advantage; forces Fa=150 N, Fb=100 N, and Fz=50 N balance the system. Diagram B reconfigures the pulley attachment point, extending the effective load arm to 30 cm (20+10 cm), achieving a 1:3 mechanical advantage while maintaining the same force magnitudes. Both setups illustrate static equilibrium and torque balance in compound machines.

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