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===About Force Multipliers===
: A '''force multiplier''' can be used to lift things that are too heavy to lift with your hands.
: There are three two main '''force multipliers'''you should know:
*[[Lever]]s
*[[Gear]]s
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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |A lever makes it easier to lift a heavy object.
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|[[File:Gear2.png|center|400px]]
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| style="height:20px; width:400px; text-align:center;" |The force can be made bigger by turning the small gear. The bigger gear will turn with a bigger force.
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===Meaning===
A '''force multiplier''' is a tool that increases the size of a [[force]] by reducing the distance the [[force]] moves through compared to the original [[force]].
 
===About Force Multipliers===
: A '''[[Force]] can be multiplied''' due to [[Conservation of Energy]]. Since [[Work Done]] = [[Force]] x [[distance]] then a tool can make the [[force]] larger by making the [[distance]] shorter.
: There are four main '''force multipliers''' you should know:
*[[Lever]]s
*[[Gear]]s
*[[Pulley]]s
*[[Hydraulic System]]s
 
===References===
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0198359837/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=0198359837&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=3c4229e8b023b2b60768e7ea2307cc6f ''Force multipliers, pages 86, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR '']
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