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प्रश्न
Name a machine to obtain gain in speed ?
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उत्तर
To obtain gain in speed: when a pair of scissors is used to cut the cloth, its blades move longer on cloth while its handles move a little.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Give three examples for leavers of 1st order.
Give three examples for leavers of second order.
The following belong to which class of lever?
Pliers Tools
The following belong to which class of lever?
A claw-hammer
The following belong to which class of lever?
Rowing of a boat
The following belong to which class of lever?
Fore-arm
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 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.
When we want to use a machine as a force multiplier, which class of lever should we preferably use? Give a simple diagram of such a lever.

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.
