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A gun tackle has a single pulley in both the fixed and moving blocks with 2 rope parts dividing the load of 100N. The mechanical advantage is 2, requiring a force of only 50N to lift the load.

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 day ago

Wouldn't it be 100, same as the mass being lifted (well more really, depending on the acceleration of that mass)?