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AQA GCSE Physical Education
Human body and movement in sport
Movement analysis
Mechanical advantage

AQA GCSE Physical Education · 8582

Mechanical advantage

3.1.2.1 Lever systems, examples of their use in activity and the mechanical advantage they provide in movement

What you need to know

Label the effort arm and load/resistance arm on diagrams of the three classes of levers.
Calculate mechanical advantage using the formula: effort arm ÷ weight (resistance) arm.
Interpret the mechanical advantage of a lever based on labelled effort and resistance arms.

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