Question: John wanted to invent a machine. To that end, he devised an experiment in which he used three components, comp A, comp B, and comp C. Comp A was a machine that applied force over a shorter distance. Comp B was also a machine, but it applied force over a longer distance. Comp C was not a machine.  Given the paragraph above, please answer correctly the following question:   Would comp A increase or not increase the force applied compared to comp B?
Answer:
increase