Design and Technology GCSE
Mechanical Advantage (MA)
What Mechanical Advantage (MA) means in Design and Technology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Mechanical Advantage (MA)
The ratio of the load force to the effort force. It indicates how much a mechanism multiplies the input force.
Topics that use Mechanical Advantage (MA)
- The functions of mechanical devices used to produce different sorts of movements, including changing of magnitude and direction of forces (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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