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Question
Some machines we use in our day-to-day life are shown in the picture. What is the type of lever in each of these?
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Solution
- Wheelbarrow: Lever of the second order because the load lies between the fulcrum and the effort.
- Pair of tongs: Lever of the third order because the effort lies between the fulcrum and the load.
- See-saw: Lever of the first order because the fulcrum lies between the load and the effort.
- Cutter: Lever of the second order because the load lies between the fulcrum and the effort.
- Pair of scissors: Lever of the first order because the fulcrum lies between the load and the effort.
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