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प्रश्न
In the following diagram of a wheelbarrow, mark the fulcrum (F) and indicate the directions of load (L) and effort (E) with arrows.

What class of lever is it? Give one more example of the same class of lever.
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उत्तर
In the diagram given below F shows the position of fulcrum and arrows marked at L and E indicate the direction of load and effort respectively.
It belongs to the second class of lever.

A nutcracker is one more example of the same class of lever.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Draw a diagram of a lever which is always used as a force multiplier. How is the effort arm related to the load arm in such a lever?
A man uses a crowbar of length 1.5 m to raise a load of 75 kgf by putting a sharp edge below the bar at a distance 1 m from his hand.
- Draw a diagram of the arrangement showing the fulcrum (F), load (L) and effort (E) with their directions.
- State the kind of lever.
- Calculate:
- load arm,
- effort arm,
- mechanical advantage and
- the effort needed.
Fig 3.17 below shows a lever in use.

(a) To which class of lever does it belong?
(b) If FA = 80 cm, AB = 20 cm, find its mechanical advantage.
(c) Calculate the value of E.
The following belong to which class of lever?
Human-arm
The following belong to which class of lever?
A fire tongs
The following belong to which class of lever?
Wheelbarrow
The following belong to which class of lever?
Knife
In the diagram shown alongside a claw hammer, mark the fulcrum (F) and indicate the directions of load (L) and effort (E) with arrows. What class of lever is it? Give one more example of this class of lever.

The diagram below shows a lever in use.

(i) To which class of lever does it belong?
(ii) If FA = 40 cm, AB = 60 cm, then find the mechanical advantage of the lever.
A lever is used to multiply the force.
