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Pulling down on a rope to hoist a sail on a sailboat is an example of what?
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This is referrred to as exercising a simple machine called a pulley.
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Pulling down on a rope to hoist a sailboat is an example of a machine?
It is a type of machine that is changing the direction over which a force is exerted.
Pulling down on a rope to hoist a sail on a sailboat is an example of a machine?
yes, you would be using a pulley which is a type of simple machine. It is a type of machine that is changing the direction over which a force is exerted.
Gravity is an example of what?
an example of gravity is sky diving. the gravity is pulling down the the ground after you jump out of the plane.
What are the example of a longitudinal strain?
pulling a rod straight down stretching the rod will cause longitudal strain. Because pulling it down the long way means longitudal
What is the opposite of hoist?
Striking, lowering or hauling down
What is the opposite word for hoist?
drop, lower (verb), put down
If A sailboat sails down the James River due South at exactly 15 mph for 1 hour. Is the sailboat accelerating?
No. The speed is constant and does not change.
What is the phish song with the bass slide at the beginning?
Down With Disease, from the album Hoist
What could be pulling the battery down in 1981 Corvette?
what could be pulling the battery down in a 1981 corvette
What is an antonym for the word sail?
Turtle, that is what you call it when you tip your sailboat upside down
Is a book at rest on a table with gravity pulling down an example of acceleration?
Acceleration is zero in this case. Acceleration means the velocity is actually changing.
What is of the force pulling the bucket down?
Gravity.
