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प्रश्न
Give a reason for the following.
Machines are able to make our work convenient.
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उत्तर
Machines help us to perform the same amount of work with much less effort than if we did the work manually. They also make our work faster and easier by multiplying the speed or the force applied.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fill in the blank:
The useful work done by an actual machine is always ............ than the work done on the machine.
What is an ideal machine?
Define Simple machine
Fig. shows a spade. It is being used to lift soil weighing 30N from the ground.

(a) Mark the direction of the least force on the handle necessary to keep the spade balanced.
(b) Calculate the least force on the handle necessary to keep the spade balanced (the weight of the spade is negligible).
(c) If the left hand was move towards the soil on the spade, would the force on the handle necessary to keep the soil balance the greater or less? Give a reason for your answer.
(d) To which class of lever does the spade belong?
Classify the following as a lever, a pulley and an inclined plane:
A wedge
The ______ in the centre, the ______ on one side and the ______ on the other side make a lever of the first order.
What is a lever?
Why is this so machines have to be maintained?
Identify and mention the types of simple machines.
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| ______ | ______ | _______ |
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| ______ | ______ | ______ |
The idea of a simple machine originated with the Greek philosopher Archimedes.






