Answering the following questions will help you to focus on the outcomes of these experiments: How does the length to height ratio (the IMA) of trial 1 compare to trial 2?
Why is the actual mechanical advantage less than the ideal mechanical advantage in each of the trials?
If a machine was 100% efficient, how would the AMA compare to the IMA?
Write a summary paragraph discussing this experiment and the results. Use the following questions and topics to help guide the content of your paragraph.

According to your data, was your hypothesis correct? (Be sure to refer to your data when answering this question.)
Summarize the conclusions that you can draw from this experiment. Use the questions above to guide your ideas.
Summarize any difficulties or problems you had in performing the experiment that might have affected the results. Describe how you might change the procedure to avoid these problems.
Give at least three examples from everyday life where an inclined plane is used to reduce the effort force needed to accomplish a task.