THE INCLINED PLANE Length or effort distance Height or resistance distance How can you decrease the effort force needed to push a weight to the top of the ramp?

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cover the surface with carpet
increase the length of the ramp
increase the height of the ramp
decrease the length of the ramp

THE INCLINED PLANE
Length or
effort distance
Height or
resistance
distance
r
How can you decrease the effort force needed to push a weight to the top of the ramp?
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