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प्रश्न
State the types (or kinds) of lever, and give two examples of each kind.
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उत्तर
There are three kinds of the lever, depending upon the different positions of the load, fulcrum and the effort.
Type I: When fulcrum is in the middle.

Type II: When the load is between the fulcrum and the effort.

Type III: When the effort lies between the fulcrum and load.

संबंधित प्रश्न
Write down a relation expressing the mechanical advantage of a lever.
The following belong to which class of lever?
Human-arm
The following belong to which class of lever?
Pliers Tools
The following belong to which class of lever?
A pair of scissors
The following belong to which class of lever?
Wheelbarrow
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.
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.
The length of a nut-cracker is 12 cm. A nut, when kept at a distance of 4 cm from its fulcrum, requires an effort of 100 gf to crack it. What force will be required to crack the nut without using the nut-cracker?
