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प्रश्न
The following belong to which class of lever?
Wheelbarrow
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उत्तर
Second-class of lever
संबंधित प्रश्न
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.
Give three examples for leavers of the third order.
Which class of lever found in the human body is being used by a boy when he holds a load on the palm of his hand.
The following belong to which class of lever?
Pliers Tools
The following belong to which class of lever?
A claw-hammer
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?
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 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.
A crowbar of length 100 cm is used to lift a load of 5 kgf. It has its fulcrum at a distance of 20 cm from the load. Calculate:
(i) the mechanical advantage of a crowbar and,
(ii) the effort applied at the other end.
What is a first-order lever?
