Page 20 - SIMPLE MACHINES

3. INCLINED PLANE –
3 . I N C L I N E D P L A N E –

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force, but the distance over which it moves is greater.
If ramp is longer, person will need less force to move
I f ra m p is l o n g er, p ers o n w il l n eed l es s f o rc e t o m o v e
the object up the ramp compared to shorter ramp.
th e o b j ec t up th e ra m p c o m p a red t o s h o rter ra m p .