Lever Calculations: IMA AMA and % Efficiency

Calculate the ideal and actual mechanical advantage of a lever.
A lever is a simple machine which means, given a certain input force or effort force, it will in response produce a certain output force or reaction force. Being able to calculate input and output forces using IMA and AMA of a lever is critical for any physicist or engineer.
Levers commonly come up in physics and Engineering. These calculations show up as early in school as middle school and appear in entry level programs such as Project Lead the Way Principles of Engineering PLTW POE.

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