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Question
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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Solution
In the diagram given below F shows the position of fulcrum and arrows marked at L and E indicate the direction of load and effort respectively.
It belongs to the second class of lever.
A nutcracker is one more example of the same class of lever.
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