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प्रश्न
Which machine will you use to do the following work? Write their type.
To remove the lid of a tin.
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उत्तर
To remove the lid of a tin, a tin opener or can opener, which is a second-order lever machine, is used.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Can a machine have an efficiency of 100%? Give a reason to support your answer.
State if the following statement is true or false. Correct the statement if it is false.
Work done by a machine is always more than the work done on a machine.
Why is a machine not 100% efficient?
show a nut cracker In the diagram, mark the position of the fulcrum F and the line of action of load L and effort E .

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?
Define mechanical advantage (M.A.) of the machine.
A simple machine enables us to lift a load of 10,000 N by the application of an effort of 500 N. However, when the point of application of the effort moves through 2.5 m, the load gets raised through 10 cm only. What are the values of the:
(i) M.A.
(ii) V.R. and
(iii) Efficiency of the machine?
Classify the following as a lever, a pulley and an inclined plane:
An axe
Classify the following as a lever, a pulley and an inclined plane:
A knife
