Which statements describe how a machine can help make work easier? Select two options. It can put out more force than the input force by decreasing the distance through which force is applied.
It can increase the amount of work performed if the output force is in the same direction as the input force.
It can apply a force to an object in a different direction than the force applied to the machine.
It can increase the distance through which a force acts by exerting less force than was used on it.
It can exert a greater force through a greater distance than the force used on the machine.

Air enters a gas turbine with two stages of compression and two stages of expansion at 100 kpa and 17°c. this system uses a regenerator as well as reheating and intercooling – the intercooler returns the air to the inlet temperature. the pressure ratio across each compressor is 4 ; 300 kj/kg of heat are added to the air in each combustion chamber; and the regenerator operates perfectly while increasing the temperature of the cold air by 20°c. determine the system’s thermal efficiency. assume isentropic operations for all compressor and the turbine stages and use constant specific heats at room temperature. (0.378)