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प्रश्न
In the diagram shown alongside a claw hammer, mark the fulcrum (F) and indicate the directions of load (L) and effort (E) with arrows. What class of lever is it? Give one more example of this class of lever.

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उत्तर
Claw-hammer is the lever of the first order. One more example of this class of lever is a see-saw. In the following diagram, F indicates the position of the fulcrum. The arrows labelled L and E respectively indicate the directions of load and effort.
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