Bennett Mechanical Comprehension Practice Test 2026 - Free Practice Questions and Review Guide

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In a lever system, what happens when the distance to the load increases?

Increased force is required

In a lever system, as the distance to the load increases, the mechanics of leverage dictate that the force required to lift or move the load also increases. This is due to the principle of moments, where the moment or torque created by the effort must equal the moment created by the load for the lever to be in equilibrium. When the load is moved further from the fulcrum (the pivot point of the lever), a greater amount of force is needed at the effort end to maintain this balance.

In this context, increasing the distance to the load means that the same amount of effort now has to counteract a larger distance from the fulcrum, which leads to the requirement for greater force. This relationship highlights the inverse nature of distance and force in lever systems, where increasing one typically necessitates an increase in the other to achieve the same effect.

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