Physics Puzzles on Pulley Systems and Mechanical Advantage
Puzzle 1: Single Fixed Pulley
Question: What is the Mechanical Advantage (MA) of a single fixed pulley with 100% efficiency?
Puzzle 2: Single Movable Pulley
Question: What is the Mechanical Advantage (MA) of a single movable pulley with 100% efficiency?
Puzzle 3: Two Pulleys
Question: In a pulley system with 2 pulleys and 100% efficiency, what is the Mechanical Advantage?
Puzzle 4: Three Pulleys
Question: In a system of 3 pulleys, if efficiency is 100%, what is the Mechanical Advantage?
Puzzle 5: Efficiency with Single Fixed Pulley
Question: If the efficiency of a single fixed pulley is 80%, what is the Mechanical Advantage?
Puzzle 6: Efficiency with Single Movable Pulley
Question: If the efficiency of a single movable pulley is 85%, calculate the Mechanical Advantage.
Puzzle 7: MA for Four Pulleys
Question: In a pulley system with 4 pulleys and 100% efficiency, calculate the MA.
Puzzle 8: Efficiency with Five Pulleys
Question: If a pulley system has 5 pulleys and efficiency is 90%, what is the MA?
Puzzle 9: Single Movable Pulley Load
Question: A single movable pulley lifts a load of 100 N with an effort of 60 N. What is the MA?
Puzzle 10: Work Done with Pulley
Question: A pulley lifts a load of 200 N through a height of 5 m. How much work is done?
