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प्रश्न
Class II levers are designed to have ______.
पर्याय
M.A. = V.R.
M.A. > V.R.
M.A. > 1
M.A. < 1
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उत्तर
Class II levers are designed to have M.A. > 1.
Reason:
In class II levers, the load is in between the effort and fulcrum. Thus, the effort arm is always longer than the load arm and less effort is needed to overcome a large load. Hence, M.A > 1
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