Embibe Experts Solutions for Exercise 1: ICSE-2019

Draw a diagram to show a block and tackle pulley system having a velocity ratio of $3$ marking the direction of load (L), effort (E) and tension (T).

The pulley system drawn lifts a load of $150 \mathrm{N}$ when an effort of $60 \mathrm{N}$ is applied. Find its mechanical advantage. Is the above pulley system an ideal machine or not?

The diagram below shows a claw hammer used to remove a nail: 

(i) To which class of lever does it belong?
(ii) Give one more example of the same class of lever mentioned by you in (i) for which the mechanical advantage is greater than one.

The diagram below shows a pulley arrangement:

Copy the diagram and mark the direction of tension on each stand of the string.
What is the velocity ratio of the arrangement?
If the tension acting on the string is$T$, then what is the relationship between $T$ and effort $E$?
If the free end of the string moves through a distance $x$, find the distance by which the load is raised.

Identify the class of lever shown in the diagram below.

How is it possible to increase the M.A. of the given lever without increasing its length?