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The following belong to which class of lever?
A see-saw
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The following belong to which class of lever?
An oar of a boat
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The following belong to which class of lever?
Human-arm
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The following belong to which class of lever?
Pliers Tools
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The following belong to which class of lever?
A claw-hammer
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The following belong to which class of lever?
Rowing of a boat
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The following belong to which class of lever?
A fire tongs
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The following belong to which class of lever?
Sugar tongs
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The following belong to which class of lever?
A pair of scissors
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The following belong to which class of lever?
Wheelbarrow
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The following belong to which class of lever?
Nutcracker
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The following belong to which class of lever?
Knife
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The following belong to which class of lever?
Fore-arm
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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?
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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.
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Draw a labelled sketch of a second class lever. Give one example of such a lever.
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In the diagram shown alongside a claw hammer, mark the fulcrum (F) and indicate the directions of load (L) and effort (E) with arrows. What class of lever is it? Give one more example of this class of lever.

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In the following diagram of a wheelbarrow, mark the fulcrum (F) and indicate the directions of load (L) and effort (E) with arrows.

What class of lever is it? Give one more example of the same class of lever.
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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.

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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.
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