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Question
Name the levers mentioned in the following passage. Identify the fulcrum, load, and effort of each and say which type of lever it is.
Ravi and Savita sit on a seesaw in a garden. In the meantime, a gardener is trimming trees in the garden. He puts the leaves and other garbage in the wheelbarrow. Later, Ravi gets thirsty and he buys lemon sherbet. The sherbet seller cuts the lemon and squeezes it using a lemon squeezer. He puts small pieces of ice in the glass with the help of the tongs.
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Solution
Levers mentioned in the passage are:
- Sea-saw: It is a first-order lever.
- Wheelbarrow: It is a second-order lever.
- Lemon squeezer: It is a third-order lever.
- Tongs: It is a fourth-order lever.
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