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प्रश्न
The following belong to which class of lever?
Human-arm
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उत्तर
Third-class of lever
संबंधित प्रश्न
What is a lever?
The lever for which the mechanical advantage is less than 1 has :
Fig 3.17 below shows a lever in use.

(a) To which class of lever does it belong?
(b) If FA = 80 cm, AB = 20 cm, find its mechanical advantage.
(c) Calculate the value of E.
The following belong to which class of lever?
A fire tongs
The following belong to which class of lever?
Sugar tongs
The following belong to which class of lever?
Wheelbarrow
The following belong to which class of lever?
Knife
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 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.
