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प्रश्न
Give three examples for leavers of 1st order.
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उत्तर
Levers of 1st order:
(i) Railway signal
(ii) Handle of water pump
(iii) Motor car foot brake
(iv) Nail cutter
संबंधित 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?
Name a machine to obtain gain in speed ?
A 4 m long rod of negligible weight is to be balanced about a point 125 cm from one end and a load of 18 kgf is suspended at a point 60 cm from the support on the shorter arm.
- If a weight W is placed at a distance of 250 cm from the support on the longer arm to balance the rod, find W.
- If a weight 5 kgf is kept to balance the rod, find its position.
- To which class of lever does it belong?
Which type of levers have mechanical advantage always more than 1? Give reasons.
The following belong to which class of lever?
An oar of a boat
The following belong to which class of lever?
Pliers Tools
The following are an example of levers. State the class of lever to which each one belongs giving the relative positions of Load (L), Effort (E), Fulcrum (F):
(i) Scissors (ii) Sugar tongs (iii) Nutcracker (iv) Pliers.
Draw a labelled sketch of a second class lever. Give one example of such a 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.
What is a lever?
