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For a four-bar linkage in toggle position, the value of mechanical advantage is

(a) 0.0

(b) 0.5

(c) 1.0

(d) ∞

This question was addressed to me by my school principal while I was bunking the class.

Enquiry is from Velocity of a point Link on a Link By Instanteneous Centre Method topic in chapter Velocity in Mechanisms of Machine Kinematics

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Correct answer is (d) ∞

Easy explanation: When the mechanism is toggle,then β = 0^0 and 180^0.

So M.A = ∞.

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