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What is a movable pulley? How it is different from a fixed pulley?

Important Questions on Machines

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Show a neat diagram to explain the working of a single fixed pulley. Calculate mechanical advantage and velocity ratio of this pulley.
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What is the use of single fixed pulley although its mechanical advantage is 1 or less than 1?
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Show a neat diagram to explain the working of single movable pulley. Calculate mechanical advantage and velocity ratio of this pulley.
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What effort is needed to lift a load of 100 kgf from a single movable pulley (in kgf)?
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State the only problem faced with a single movable pulley. How is this problem overcome?
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What is block and tackle system of pulleys? Draw a neat diagram to show block and tackle system of 5 pulleys. Calculate mechanical advantage of this system.
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How many movable pulleys are there in a system of  3 pulleys? What is the mechanical advantage and velocity ratio of this system? If efficiency of system is 100%, what effort is needed to lift a load of 350 kgf attached to it?
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How many movable pulleys are there in a system of 4 pulleys? What is the mechanical advantage and velocity ratio of this system? If the efficiency of the system is 80%, what effort is required to lift a load of 40 kgf from this system?