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प्रश्न
The diagram below shows a lever in use:
- To which class of levers does it belong?
- Without changing the dimensions of the lever, if the load is shifted towards the fulcrum what happens to the mechanical advantage of the lever?
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उत्तर
- It belongs to the class-II lever.
- Load shifting in the direction of the fulcrum will improve the lever's mechanical advantage.
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