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प्रश्न
What is a first-order lever?
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उत्तर
When the fulcrum is between the effort and the load,
it is known as the Class I lever.
Example: scissors, pliers, seesaw.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is a lever?
State the principle of a lever?
The lever for which the mechanical advantage is less than 1 has :
A lever of length 9 cm has its load arm 5 cm long and the effort arm is 9 cm long.
- To which class does it belong?
- Draw a diagram of the lever showing the position of fulcrum F and directions of both the load L and effort E.
- What is the mechanical advantage and velocity ratio if the efficiency is 100%?
- What will be the mechanical advantage and velocity ratio if the efficiency becomes 50%?
The following belong to which class of lever?
A see-saw
The following belong to which class of lever?
Rowing of a boat
The following belong to which class of lever?
A fire tongs
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 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.
