Inclined Plane Disadvantages

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An inclined plane can be anything from a ramp, to a jagged road down a hill. Usually inclined planes are used to help lift things, but they’re also used to help an object, such as a wheelchair move to a higher or lower level with less trouble. They help make mobility easier for disabled people, and for transporting items. Inclined planes are shorter on one side, and gradually gain height at the end, the higher the distance, usually the longer the ramp. The inclined plane is the best simple machine because compared to the others, it doesn't cause a lot of thermal energy, which forms from friction. Also it’s simple to use and can help society in so many ways. Compared to the lever, the inclined plane allows less energy to be exerted over a …show more content…

The pros of the inclined plane are, it allows you to use less force over a greater distance. Also it helps people in their day to day lives such as, not having to lift a heavy object in a vertical motion, and people with disabilities can easily access higher or lower places with ease. Another pro is that the wedge, a different type of inclined plane, can help us chew our food or split firewood for heat. It can also be used to inject medicine into our system with needles or slice through food with a knife. A different type of inclined plane is the screw, the thread around the rod, or on the inside of a jar cap, allows thing’s to be penetrated or opened easily with little input force. Thing’s like opening a jar or screwing down a piece of wood are made possible with the help of the inclined plane. The cons for the inclined plane are that even though it helps use less input force by increasing the distance, people will still have to walk that distance. The more the height is increased, the more the distance will have to be increased because if you want to get a steady slope which is easy to walk on the height has to gradually increase allowing a non steep ramp. Also since an object's being pushed up or down the ramp or inclined plane, friction is caused which converts into thermal

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