1.1 A picture of a shopping trolley below is an example of wheels and exiles that form part of complex machines that consists of combination of simple mechanisms. Study the operation of this trolley carefully to be able to answer the questions that follow.
1.1.1What would happen if we were to push the trolley without wheels?
1.1.2 Would the mechanical advantage be good when the trolley is without wheels or with wheel
1.3
1.3.1 Which two unsafe dangerous acts has this man committed? 1.3.2 Explain your own understanding of an electric shock.
1 Question 2
1.1 DEFINE THE FOLLOWING
a. Wedge : b. Cross-Section : c. Frame Structure : d. Friction : e. Crank:
Question 3 CALCULATE THE FOLLOWING:
3.1 A gear train consists of a driver gear with 10 teeth, an idler gear with 5 teeth and a driven gear with 40 teeth.
a. What is the velocity ratio of the gear train? (3)
b. Is this gear train set up to increase the output speed or the output force? (1)
3.2 A gear train has a driver gear with 15 teeth and a driven gear with 50 teeth.
a. What is the velocity ratio of the gear train? (3)
b. What is the output force if the input force is 20N? (2)
3.3 Draw a systems diagram explaining the process of switching in a light (3)
