A machine’s main purpose is:

A. To decrease the amount of work is done by increasing the distance a force is applied or changing its direction
B. To increase the force you apply by changing its direction or multiplying the distances it is applied
C. To change the effort of work by increasing the distance a force is applied or changing its direction
D. To increase the power used by decreasing the amount of time you have to do a certain work

A. To decrease the amount of work done by increasing the distance a force is applied or changing its direction.