All are ways to increase mechanical advantage except _________.

increasing the length of a knife from tip to handle

increasing the size of a wheel on a wheel and axle

increasing the length of an inclined plane

Question

All are ways to increase mechanical advantage except _________.

    increasing the length of a knife from tip to handle

    increasing the size of a wheel on a wheel and axle

    increasing the length of an inclined plane

farcher · Answer

When you increase the mechanical advantage you pay for it by have to move the effort a greater distance.
So test each of the list and decide whether when using the machine you increase or decrease the distance moved by the effort.
Start with the inclined plane and consider lifting a load with or without the inclined plane