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Figure 16 shows a screw jack whose screw has a pitch of 1 mm, and has a handle of 25 cm long.

Figure 16 shows a screw jack whose screw has a pitch of 1 mm, and has a handle of 25 cm long.
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Determine the velocity ratio of the jack.

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John
Distance moved by effort = 5cm

Distance moved by load = 0.1 cm

V.R = $\frac{effort\;distance}{load\;distance}$ = $\frac{5 \times 3.142}{0.1}$ = 1570.7963
johnmulu answered the question on May 16, 2017 at 08:31

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