Trial 1 Support Rod Placement Trial 2 Trial 3 1 3 5 1. Distance (meters) a. Resistance Distance DR .2800 4738 6671 b. Effort Placement (notch on inclined plane) 2 2 2 b. Effort Distance DE 1.087 1.087 1.087 2. Force (Newton's) a. Resistance R 5.0 5.0 5.0 b. Effort E 1.3 2.2 3.1 3. Ideal Mechanical Advantage IMA = DE / DR 4. Ideal Effort (Newton) IE = R / IMA 5. Actual Mechanical Advantage AMA = R/E 6. Error (between IMA and AMA) 7. %Error for IMA and AMA where IMA is the theoretical value 1. Explain any difference between the Ideal Mechanical Advantage and the Actual Mechanical Advantage. Should they be the same? Explain why or why not