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प्रश्न
What is a lever?
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उत्तर
A lever is a rigid rod that may be bent or straight and rotates around a point; it is known as a FULCRUM.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Which class of lever will always have MA > 1 and why?
The lever for which the mechanical advantage is less than 1 has :
Give three examples for leavers of second order.
Which class of lever found in the human body is being used by a boy when he holds a load on the palm of his hand.
The following belong to which class of lever?
Pliers Tools
The following belong to which class of lever?
Rowing of a boat
The following belong to which class of lever?
Knife
Shears, used for cutting metals and scissors used for cutting clothes are both examples of levers of the first order. However, whereas the shears always have short blades and long handles, the scissors often have blades much longer than the handles. Explain, why this is so?
The diagram shows the use of a lever.

- State the principle of moments as applied to the above lever.
- Which class of lever is this? Give an example of this class of lever.
- If FA = 100 cm, AB = 90 cm, calculate the minimum effort required to lift the load.
The length of a nut-cracker is 12 cm. A nut, when kept at a distance of 4 cm from its fulcrum, requires an effort of 100 gf to crack it. What force will be required to crack the nut without using the nut-cracker?
